France's foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot responded to a US official who had brushed aside worries that Moscow would seek to push further into Europe.
He has threatened Europe openly and explicitly, saying that he wants Russia to go back to the size of the USSR times including the states of their former spheare of influence - which means a big part of Europe.
Sorry, I’ve read a lot about it during the last few yeats but I don’t have the links to the exact articles. Anyway, here are some informative enough that I was able to find quickly:
Back in 2014, Russia caused the death of 196 Dutch citizens with the missile that shot down flight MH17.
Which is completely unacceptable and should have been interpreted as an undeniable declaration of war by Russia.
If European leaders and the EU had recognized the threat and taken decisive and tough measures to eliminate it instead of burying their heads in the sand hoping that continued good trade relations with Russia would appease Putin, we would not be facing this mess now.
But look, better late than never, we will finally invest in our defense like never before since the end of the Cold War and we will have our own strong deterrence mechanisms.
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He has threatened Europe openly and explicitly, saying that he wants Russia to go back to the size of the USSR times including the states of their former spheare of influence - which means a big part of Europe.
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I’m happy to provide your source though: Russian propaganda.
Sorry, I’ve read a lot about it during the last few yeats but I don’t have the links to the exact articles. Anyway, here are some informative enough that I was able to find quickly:
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1973471/secret-kremlin-document-reveals-russia-s-plans-for-baltic-states-lrt-investigation?srsltid=AfmBOopSXoqIU29qfA6PA-qKlNPp5fwZ3pk2w0oUQkDMbXYdn4-XqaBy
ttps://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/22/whats-does-russias-hybrid-war-playbook-plan-for-moldova
Back in 2014, Russia caused the death of 196 Dutch citizens with the missile that shot down flight MH17. Which is completely unacceptable and should have been interpreted as an undeniable declaration of war by Russia.
If European leaders and the EU had recognized the threat and taken decisive and tough measures to eliminate it instead of burying their heads in the sand hoping that continued good trade relations with Russia would appease Putin, we would not be facing this mess now.
But look, better late than never, we will finally invest in our defense like never before since the end of the Cold War and we will have our own strong deterrence mechanisms.
Not paying attention I guess?
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/25/europe/putin-nuclear-warns-west-missile-strikes-ukraine-intl-latam/index.html
https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/putin-threatens-the-west-says-ukraine-conflict-going-global/