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Putin says events in Europe, like AfD's win in Germany, caused by Western globalists

Putin said Western pressure and NATO expansion drove the Ukraine conflict and blamed globalist elites for the AfD’s first-place finish.

  • On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin attributed political and economic instability across Europe to "system errors" committed by Western globalist elites during remarks made while visiting India.
  • The AfD secured a top result in the September 6 Saxony-Anhalt state election, which Putin linked to voters reacting against broader Western policy failures affecting the continent.
  • Regarding Ukraine, the Russian leader blamed the West for disregarding Russia's opposition to NATO's eastward expansion, claiming the West "immediately set the goal of dragging Ukraine into NATO."
  • Putin told reporters Western countries are "scaring their people with a fake threat from Russia," asserting no such threat has existed since the Soviet Union era.
  • Starting Saturday, the Russian leader will attend a BRICS summit in India alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran for multilateral discussions.
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The Kremlin chief accuses European governments of provoking an open conflict.

·Vienna, Austria
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RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin said late last night that events in Europe, including the AfD's victory in a German state election, were the result of "systemic mistakes" by globalists in the West.

·Zagreb, Croatia
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He accused European governments of leading their citizens into fear and confrontation with Russia.

·Marousi, Greece
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In front of media representatives, the Russian president is asked about the strong election result of the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt. The Kremlin chief uses this as a steep bill to explain his view of Europe.

·Düsseldorf, Germany
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Bloomberg broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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