Speaking in front of Moscow’s St Basil’s Cathedral in Red Square on Sunday, Vladimir Putin has cautioned against “those who wish to rule over all of mankind.”

Mr Putin told a group of military cadets and youth group members that while “an overwhelming majority of people in the world” are friendly toward Russia, there are some who “keep saying to this day that our nation should be split”.

“Some believe that we are too lucky to possess so much natural wealth, which they say must be divided,” Mr Putin said.

“These people have lost their mind,” he added with a smile.

There are people who “would like to build a unipolar world and rule over all of mankind”. He said any attempt to establish a unipolar world was doomed to fail.

“Nothing of this kind has ever occurred in our planet’s history, and I don’t think it will ever happen,” he said.

Contrary to the Scotsman’s assertion that these comments were directed at the United States, I would say its much more likely he was referring to certain people within the United Kingdom.

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