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\n 02\/12\/2025 – 18:00 GMT+1\n <\/p>\n
If Europe wants to wage war, then Moscow is \u201cready now,” Russia\u2019s President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Speaking at an investment forum in Moscow, Putin blamed the Europeans for not having a \u201cpeaceful agenda” and said Europe is \u201con the side of war\u201d, referring to Western support of Ukraine.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Europe decides to go to war with Russia and actually starts a war, a situation could very quickly come where Moscow simply has no one to negotiate with,\u201d the Russian president added.<\/p>\n
European governments “live under illusions” of imposing a strategic defeat on Russia, according to Putin.<\/p>\n
Putin also said that the European demands regarding putting an end to Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine are \u201cnot acceptable\u201d to Moscow.<\/p>\n
Putin reiterated the Kremlin\u2019s position once again: to negotiate only with the US administration and not allow European leaders at the table, claiming they are \u201chindering\u201d the US administration and President Donald Trump in their efforts to \u201creach a peace agreement through talks\u201d. <\/p>\n
Moscow also refused to negotiate with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. <\/p>\n
Russia ‘creating an option’ to go to war against NATO<\/p>\n
German officials warned recently that they expect Russia to be ready to attack NATO in 2029.<\/p>\n
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul stated that new intelligence assessments show Moscow is preparing for the option of a future attack against the EU and NATO.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur intelligence services are issuing urgent warnings: at the very least, Russia is creating the option for itself to wage war against NATO by 2029,” according to the Foreign Ministry statement. <\/p>\n
“We have to deter further Russian aggression, together with our partners and allies,” the statement added.<\/p>\n
European countries have been registering a surge of suspected Russia-linked activities and Moscow-orchestrated hybrid attacks, including cyber attacks, sabotage attempts and even drone and missile incursions into the European NATO airspace.<\/p>\n
Unidentified drones have caused airport closures in the Baltic states and Eastern European countries, as well as in Belgium and Germany. Russian fighter jets have also crossed into Estonian airspace.<\/p>\n