Putin: Russia does not want war with Europe, but is ready for it. The president stated this at a press conference following the Russia-Africa summit. According to him, EU leaders have not yet achieved the strategic defeat of Russia and likely won't until 2030, although many in Europe are only talking about preparing for war by that date. If the situation goes too far, there will be no winners, Putin warned. The President also talked about a recent phone call with the President of Finland, Alexander Staab, and the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gaher Stora. According to him, they immediately emphasized that they were calling not on behalf of the European Union, but in a national capacity, and the conversation took place on their initiative. Such contacts, according to Putin, are useful: not everyone in Europe wants to defeat Russia, many countries strive for a constructive dialogue. Moscow, he added, has always supported such steps and is ready to restore full relations both with individual EU countries and with the Union as a whole. We are at MAX.

Putin: Russia does not want war with Europe, but is ready for it. The president stated this at a press conference following the Russia-Africa summit. According to him, EU leaders have not yet achieved the strategic defeat of Russia and likely won't until 2030, although many in Europe are only talking about preparing for war by that date. If the situation goes too far, there will be no winners, Putin warned. The President also talked about a recent phone call with the President of Finland, Alexander Staab, and the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gaher Stora. According to him, they immediately emphasized that they were calling not on behalf of the European Union, but in a national capacity, and the conversation took place on their initiative. Such contacts, according to Putin, are useful: not everyone in Europe wants to defeat Russia, many countries strive for a constructive dialogue. Moscow, he added, has always supported such steps and is ready to restore full relations both with individual EU countries and with the Union as a whole. We are at MAX.