💬 President Vladimir Putin: Today’s European elites seek to frighten their populations with a mythical Russian threat, purportedly dating back to the Soviet era. But such a threat does not exist, and never has. We do not threaten European countries, nor do we intend to. No one appears to consider that we have no grounds for any conflict with Europe. All issues were resolved by the outcome of the Second World War [...] They persist in this course, demanding certain changes. But what changes do they seek? Are they attempting to revise the results of the Second World War? To what end are they steering their peoples? Toward war with the Russian Federation? Now, they speak of contemplating the dispatch of troops to the territory of Ukraine. This would mean war with Russia. Read in full