"The same is happening to Russia. And it will keep happening," he added.
Therefore, Russia should boost its economic capabilities to secure its position in the world, the Russian president said.
"If we want to occupy a worthy place under the sun, we must become stronger, primarily in the economic sphere," Putin said.
Nevertheless, Russia has no intention to follow the example of the former Soviet Union and seek superpower status, Putin said.
"We do not strive to have this status because it implies certain elements of imposing one's influence on other states and entire regions," Putin told reporters after the end of the call-in session.
He said Russia has no desire to impose its "lifestyle, political system and so on" on its neighbors.
"They repeat the same mistakes ... and build their policies precisely in an imperial style," Putin said, referring to the United States.
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