Russian President also comments on war in Ukraine and declares that ‘Europe is responsible for the absence of peace’ in the country led by Volodymyr Zelensky
The president of,, said on Thursday (2), that Moscow is committed to re-establishing diplomatic ties with Washington. “Russia is seeking full restoration of relations with the,” he said at an event. “We see that the current US government is interested, first of all, in the interests of its own country,” Putin added.
Regarding the conflict with the Russian leader directly responsible to. “Europe is responsible for the absence of peace in Ukraine,” he said, arguing that the outcome could have been another under another American leadership. “The conflict in Ukraine could have been avoided if Donald Trump were president” at the time of the beginning of the attacks, he added.
Putin also raised his tone against the organization of the North Atlantic Treaty (). According to him, “all NATO countries are fighting Russia in Ukraine,” not only by providing political but also military support. “They are providing Ukraine intelligence, weapons, training,” he said, which he classified as “a serious challenge for Russia.”
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Nicolas Robert
