Putin clobbers Washington - Sochi scholars gathering

It's no secret I detest Putin over his anti-gay laws in Russia. At the same time, he can come out with some pretty shrewd observations of the west, and US in particular.

Speaking generally he says this:

Vladimir Putin lashed out at the United States and the West for destabilizing the world order of checks and balances for its own gains. He also accused the West of inflaming the situation in Ukraine and said Russia is not interested in building an empire. 

The Russian President delivered a fierce broadside aimed at the United States in a speech for the Valdai Club in Sochi, which is an informal group of scholars. He hit out at Washington for behaving without regard to the rest of the world's interests 

“The system of international relations needed some changes, but the USA, who believe they were the winners of the Cold War, have not seen the need for this.” He added that the US has been trying to create the world “for their own gains." The Russian President added that because of this, regional and global security had been weakened. 

During his speech, Putin used the Russian version of the Latin phrase, “Quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi” (what is allowed for god, is not allowed for cattle,) alluding to the double standards used by Washington. more

Well you can't argue with that. "Create the world for their own gains"..... Sounds the the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement to me.