Putin Warns Russia Is 'Ready for War' with Europe and 'There Will Be No Winners'
Putin said Russia is ready for war with Europe and warned there would be no winners as Nordic leaders pressed him to de-escalate.
- On Tuesday, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere phoned Putin to urge an end to the war, breaking with Western leaders who typically shun direct contact with the Kremlin.
- President Donald Trump shifted his position in favor of Russia, prompting Stubb and Stoere to intervene as ties with Ukraine hit their lowest point in 18 months.
- The leaders linked their initiative to peace discussions in Abu Dhabi next month after speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and describing their 90-minute call as 'frank and substantive.'
- Blaming NATO and European 'confrontational policies' for prolonging hostilities, Putin warned that Russia is ready to respond to aggression with 'all weapons' in its arsenal, despite stating he does not want war.
- Drone strikes in the Black Sea have raised fears that Moscow is seeking to escalate, as NATO members Romania and Bulgaria grapple with incidents testing regional support for Ukraine.
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Russia supports any steps aimed at re-establishing relations with Europe, both with the EU as a whole and with individual countries, stated Russian President Vladimir Putin. "I know that later criticism of them (the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, and the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gar Stere - IF) was given the address, but it is not our business to assess whether it is right or wrong.
Russia supports any steps aimed at restoring relations with European countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. He was commenting on his phone conversation with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. “Russia supports any steps aimed at restoring relations with European countries,” Putin was quoted as saying by Reuters. Warns of possible war At the same time, the Russian president said that Moscow …
Vladimir Putin says he is open to restoring relations with European countries, while warning that Russia is prepared for a possible war, although it does not want it. The post Putin: If tensions with Europe escalate, there will be no winners appeared first on in.gr.
The Russian President, who met with the Norwegian and Finnish leaders this week, assured that Russia did not want to see the Baltic Sea experiencing a situation comparable to that of the Strait of Ormuz.
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