Putin accuses Europe of disrupting US dialogue efforts
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, who invaded Ukraine, stated that "Europeans want to disrupt the dialogue initiated between Russia and the USA." He added that the initial contacts with the US administration "raise certain hopes."
Many of the reports provided by Russian media or government representatives are elements of propaganda. Such reports are part of the informational warfare waged by the Russian Federation.
- The initial contacts with the administration of US President Donald Trump gave grounds for hope - Vladimir Putin said at the extended session of the Federal Security Service board.
Putin accuses Europe
He emphasized that Moscow and Washington are ready to establish cooperation.
He stated that not everyone in the West is pleased with the renewal of Russian-American contacts.
- Not everyone is happy with the resumption of Russian-American contacts. Some Western elites are still determined to maintain instability in the world. These forces will try to disrupt or compromise the dialogue that has begun - repeated the dictator, wanted for war crimes.
The dictator believes that Trump is demonstrating pragmatism and a realistic approach to matters by rejecting many stereotypes.
- The so-called principles and messianic ideological clichés of his predecessors, which, in reality, led to a crisis in the entire system of international relations - claimed Putin.
Putin orders strengthening of borders
The dictator also added that it is the fighters of the "special military operation" who, through their courage and victories, "created the conditions to embark on a serious dialogue - a dialogue about a fundamental resolution not only of the Ukraine crisis but other global crises as well."
Putin also ordered the strengthening of borders in "potentially dangerous" areas.
- To ensure the safety of people in border settlements - he added.
On Thursday morning, Russia announced that it would not return the territories it had seized from Ukraine.
- The territories that have become subjects of the Russian Federation and are enshrined in our Constitution are an integral part of our country, of Russia. This is an indisputable and incontrovertible fact - said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, referring to President Donald Trump's remarks made on Wednesday that the United States will "try very hard to make a good deal so they can get as much [territory] back as possible" during negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
