Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, has called for a “significant” response to “Europe’s militarisation” and calls the potential NATO-attack hysteria “nonsense.”
At a forum on foreign policy in the southern resort city of Sochi on Thursday, he said, “They can’t believe what they’re saying that Russia is going to attack NATO.” They are either utterly incompetent or simply dishonest because they truly believe it because it is impossible to believe this nonsense.
Putin expressed his frustration with Europe’s military development, citing his ongoing monitoring of the trend, and warned of swift retaliation.
“The German army should become the strongest in Europe, for instance,” according to one claim. Very well indeed. We’ve heard that, and we’re watching to see what that means, according to Putin.
Putin continued, “Russia will never display indolence or weakness.” Simply put, “We can’t ignore what is going on.”
Since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which has helped the bloc strengthen its defense, relations between Russia and the European Union have deteriorated.
Concerns that Russia’s war might spill over Ukraine’s borders have grown worse as a result of drones flying over Denmark and aerial incursions from Moscow in Estonia and Poland.
Russian officials and some NATO allies have claimed that Russia intentionally invades other countries’ airspace. Moscow, however, has refuted the accusations, saying that accusations are made by European powers.
He claimed Russia wasn’t a threat and that Europe was fueling “hysteria” to justify increasing military spending.
The Russian president remarked, “Just relax.”
Trump claims to be a listener.
He claimed that the failure to bring about peace in Ukraine was the product of European countries’ “constant escalation” policy.
He continued, “All NATO countries are fighting us, and they’re no longer hiding it,” adding that they are “actually taking part in combat operations” through a center that provides weapons and intelligence.
Putin also praised US President Donald Trump in his remarks on Thursday, claiming that the two countries had discussed renouncing their bilateral ties during the Alaska summit in August and reaching an agreement on the war in Ukraine.
Trump has a good sense of humor, according to Putin. Since taking office in January, the US president has been working to end the conflict in Ukraine.
Moscow has so far indicated that it is unwilling to compromise in its negotiations with Ukraine, insisting that Kyiv renounce NATO membership and leave its territory.
Putin also suggested Moscow could retaliate against Ukrainian-controlled nuclear plants and warned Ukraine that it was “playing a dangerous game” by striking the area close to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
The largest nuclear power plant in Europe has been turned off from external power for more than a week and is being cooled by emergency diesel generators. Russia and Ukraine have both held responsible for shelling the area and shutting down the external force.
They still have operational nuclear power plants, the report states. What prevents us from giving a kind response? They ought to consider this, Putin said.
