Putin Says Russia Ready for War With Europe if Attacked
Source: Wall Street Journal
The Russian leader also accused Kyivs European allies of trying to undermine peace talks by amending a U.S. peace plan devised with Kremlin input
President Vladimir Putin said Russia was ready to fight a war with Europe if attacked and accused the continents leaders of trying to sabotage peace efforts, calling recent proposed changes to a U.S. peace plan for Ukraine absolutely unacceptable.
We do not plan to fight Europe, Ive already said it a hundred times. But if Europe wants to fight us, and starts it, then were ready right now, Putin said at an investment forum in Moscow on Tuesday, when asked about Europes defensive buildup.
The remarks, which came before Putin met White House special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow, represented some of the most pointed criticism of Europe by the Russian leader as he seeks to fuel divisions in the trans-Atlantic alliance.
A senior NATO official dismissed Putins comments, saying that the alliance is united. Russia doesnt have the troop numbers or military capability to defeat NATO in Europe, the official said.
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Irish_Dem
(78,483 posts)The Russian military and economy are in a bad way.
bluestarone
(20,912 posts)What wi'll TSF do? I fear he would support POOTY! I would just come apart if he did that!! (like i said, i never ever thought i'd worry about America doing something like that}
Irish_Dem
(78,483 posts)And if it doesn't cost him anything, or very little.
Putin doesn't have the resources to fight Europe.
Trump and the US military would have to do it all.
What would Trump get in return?
Trump also likes the British Royal Family, they have successfully worked him to favor the UK.
And Trump likes the romance and reputation of France, etc.
I don't see what Trump would get out of invading Europe for Putin.
And he would lose some things he likes a lot.
get the red out
(13,898 posts)They had to borrow troops from N. Korea since they have lost so many of their own!
sakabatou
(45,594 posts)Zorro
(18,263 posts)MarineCombatEngineer
(17,287 posts)Russia can't even take over a country, IE: Ukraine, which is right on their border, much less an armed and ready Europe, hell, Poland could probably put a severe hurtin on Russia.
Putin's trying to intimidate the Europeans and it's falling flat.
muriel_volestrangler
(105,325 posts)I long for the day when he snuffs it. Preferably in as humiliating a way as possible, so his millions of Russian enablers are exposed as genocidal idiots who give humanity a bad name.
Russia needs fundamental reform more than just about anywhere in the world. Of the evil authoritarian countries, it's the one with most actual support for the dictator and his murderous policies among the populace who'd have a chance at changing things if they tried.
Bayard
(28,070 posts)Be very afraid!
The rest of the world has played that game too long, and let him get away with it. Call his bluff. He invaded another country, and is trying to take it by force. The one thing I blame Obama for is letting Putin get away with taking Crimea. It just set a precedent. We will never see the end of his schemes if he is rewarded again this time.
Of course, the wild card is his protege.
Russia has neither the manpower or equipment to have any chance of conquering Europe.
Who does Putin think hes fooling?
LudwigPastorius
(13,920 posts)You'll never rebuild the USSR. The days after WWII of being an economic superpower are long gone.
The only thing propping your shithole country and its third rate army up are about 25 years of oil remaining and some aging nukes.
maxsolomon
(37,972 posts)"Europe" will not attack Russia. Russia is a shithole and no one has any interest in "conquering" it.
Buddyzbuddy
(1,969 posts)We've seen your strength against Ukraine and we're all very impressed.
Why don't we give him Witkoff and Kushner as part of the peace plan. I'm under the notion they'll be spending a lot of time in Russia setting up their new businesses.
Botany
(76,037 posts)and bad ass jets in the world.
ck4829
(37,293 posts)ananda
(34,147 posts)???