Russia Not Preparing for Conflict with Europe, Putin Says
- On Sept 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated at the Petersburg International United Cultures Forum that war settlement proposals remain on the table, though Moscow must still assess its best interests.
- The Kremlin was prepared to resume negotiations with Ukraine following parliamentary elections, but Putin claimed Ukraine launched attacks on Moscow and hit polling stations, disrupting those plans.
- Putin warned that Ukraine would "be made to feel Russia's retaliatory strikes," asserting that Kyiv's provocative actions are "only making things worse for themselves."
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sept 25 he asked President Donald Trump to press Chinese President Jinping to use his influence to end the war.
- The United States is pushing for a three-way meeting involving delegations from the United States, Ukraine, and Russia, with officials planning technical talks without the countries' leaders.
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In the EU, people fear that Putin's Russia could also attack Europe militarily in a few years' time. The President now opposes this and makes it clear that he does not follow such plans in the approach. Similarly, he sounded just before the full invasion in Ukraine.
"We are not preparing for any kind of fighting with Europe," the Russian President said.
At an event, Vladimir Putin affirms that he is not planning aggression against Europe. He is initially ready to talk to Ukraine, but threatens with further attacks shortly thereafter.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia is ready for peace negotiations with Ukraine, but Ukrainian drone attacks during the Russian legislative elections have further removed the chances of resuming these negotiations. At the same time, he denies that he intends to trigger an aggression against Europe.
PUTIN said that Russia was ready to consider continuing negotiations, but accused Ukraine of the attacks.
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Russia is not preparing for any conflict with Europe, the leader of the aggressor regime, Vladimir Putin, said on Friday after some European NATO member states warned of possible Russian attacks on alliance territory.
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