I have come to the conclusion that the West is a vast lie machine for the secret agendas of vested interests.

Putin responds to threats, to illegal sanctions, and to incessant propaganda with statements that governments need to respect each other's national interests and to work together for common benefit. No politician in the West speaks in this way.

The financial markets are rigged by the big banks, the Federal Reserve, and the Treasury in the interests of the profits of the few big banks and the dollar's exchange value, which is the basis of U.S. power.

That property was vested years ago.

I have come to the conclusion that as leader I can represent my party's interests better in Munich.

Challenging vested interests requires a government's full commitment.