Russia does not want a war with Europe, but is ready for it - Putin Additional statements: Russia does not want a situation in the Baltics to develop like in the Strait of Hormuz, but it will respond to provocations. Europe cannot inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, "and if it goes too far, there will be no winners at all." In Russia, they remember well the lessons of the First and Second World War and do everything to prevent such a thing from happening.