b Demand for Inflation Hedge Vladimir Putin: Russia open to cooperation with West but will not be 'dismantled like Yugoslavia'By Jack MooreDecember 4, 2014 10:09 GMTRussia's President Vladimir Putin to hold talks with top-level Syrian delegation in Moscow(Reuters)Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia will not cease cooperation with European nations and the United States, in his annual state of the nation address to the Russian parliament.He warned that despite some countries' wish to see Russia dismantled like Yugoslavia, he would not allow it to happen.He criticised the "pure cynicism" of Western governments for attempting to install an iron curtain around Russia through sanctions, with Russia set to fall into recession next year.The former KGB agent moved on to talk about Ukraine as a brotherly country but that the "tragedy" in the country's eastern regions demonstrated that Russian policy was "right"."We have condemned the forcible seizure of power and murders in Odessa. What we are seeing now in Ukraine, the tragedy in the southeast, fully confirms that Russia's regarding February events as coup d'etat is right," he said."Some countries would like to see Russia dismantled in the same way as Yugoslavia. Separatism was supported from abroad."US Secretary of State John Kerry responded to Putin's speech, saying that Russia should not isolate itself "through its own actions".He criticised US moves to install an anti-ballistic missile shield in eastern Europe as it would be a direct threat to Russia.Before his speech, a gunfight raged in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya,Nike Free Run 2 Womens UK, killing three police officers and six gunmen. Putin said he was confident that Chechen authorities would be able to deal with the attack.RelatedGrozny: nine dead in gun battle between Chechen militants and policeUkraine: Mikhail Gorbachev blames US for 'new Cold War'Russian MiG nearly collides with Norwegian F-16 fighter jet [VIDEO]Ukraine Crisis: Kiev and pro-Russian separatists agree to 'total ceasefire' in LuhanskSouth Korean trawler sinks near Russia - one dead,Nike Free Run 4 Womens UK, dozens reported missing Vladimir Putin: Crimea 'as sacred to Russia as Temple Mount to Judaism'By Gianluca MezzofioreDecember 4, 2014 09:47 GMTRussian president Vladimir Putin drew parallels between Western pressure on Russia today and Hitler's invasion in 1941(Reuters)Russian president Vladimir Putin has delivered a furious justification of the annexation of Crimea, claiming the Black Sea Peninsula is "as sacred to Russia as Temple Mount to Jews and Judaism".In his annual state of the nation address at the Kremlin's St George Hall,Nike Free 5.0 Anti-Fur Womens UK, Putin hit back at Western diplomatic and economic sanctions saying that they would have happened regardless of the unrest in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea referendum in March.He claimed that Crimea is the place where "our nation for the first time and forever recognised themselves as one nation"."Russia has shown it can defend its compatriots, can be on the side of truth and justice," he continued. "Western sanctions are a punishment for Russia's independent stance. Ukraine is just a pretext."He went on drawing parallels between the current Western pressure on Russia and Hitler's invasion in 1941."Just as Hitler failed to push us back beyond the Urals everyone today should remember how that ended," he said.The West tried to "make Russia fall apart according to the Yugoslavia scenario," in the 1990s, "but it didn't work."Putin's speech came days after the government warned that Russia would fall into recession next year.Jerusalem's Temple Mount, known as Haram al-Sharif among Muslims, is considered the holiest site for Jews as it is the place where God chose the Divine Presence to rest.The Mount is Islam's third holiest site after Mecca and Medina and contains the al-Aqsa mosque. It is considered to be the place where Muhammad travelled to Jerusalem and ascended to heaven.The holy site has been administered by an Islamic Waqf (trust), under the authority of Jordan,UK Nike Roshe Run Anti-Fur Mens Black Jade, since the crusades.RelatedUkraine: Mikhail Gorbachev blames US for 'new Cold