Putin: We are ready for war with Europe, but we do not want it Referring to relations with European countries, the president said that if the leaders of the European Union have not yet achieved the strategic defeat of Russia, it is unlikely that they will achieve it by 2030. According to the head of state, Moscow remembers well the lessons of the world wars and is doing everything to prevent something like this from happening. At the same time, Russia will not want a situation in the Baltics like in Hormuz, but it will respond to provocations. "And if it goes too far, then there will be no winners at all," the Russian leader stressed.