If Europe wants to start a war we are ready now, Russia’s Putin says

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If Europe wants to wage war, then Moscow is “ready now,” Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

Speaking at an investment forum in Moscow, Putin blamed the Europeans for not having a “peaceful agenda” and said Europe is “on the side of war”, referring to Western support of Ukraine.

“If 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,” the Russian president added.

European governments “live under illusions” of imposing a strategic defeat on Russia, according to Putin.

Putin also said that the European demands regarding putting an end to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine are “not acceptable” to Moscow.

Putin reiterated the Kremlin’s position once again: to negotiate only with the US administration and not allow European leaders at the table, claiming they are “hindering” the US administration and President Donald Trump in their efforts to “reach a peace agreement through talks”.

Moscow also refused to negotiate with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Russia ‘creating an option’ to go to war against NATO

German officials warned recently that they expect Russia to be ready to attack NATO in 2029.

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.

“Our 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.

“We have to deter further Russian aggression, together with our partners and allies,” the statement added.

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.

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.

European Commissioner for Defence Andrius Kubilius told Euronews earlier on Tuesday that Russia’s suspected provocations — including drone incursions and the recent bombing of a Polish rail line — are changing warfare doctrines.

“What we have seen from a technical point of view is that we do not have enough detection capabilities, we have no cost-effective means to destroy drones.”

Kubilius also admitted that the EU’s response to this remains inadequate.

“It shows that our way of how we are preparing, how we can change our understanding of modern warfare doctrines, is again not at the required level.”