Putin says Russia ready to put in writing promise not to attack Europe
Photo: Vladimir Putin, Russian President (Getty Images)
Russia is ready to put on paper its promise not to attack European countries. Moscow considers the idea of a threat to Europe a direct lie, said Russian President Vladimir Putin while speaking to journalists.
"It's one thing to generally say that Russia is not going to attack Europe. That sounds funny to us, right? And we never intended to. If they want to hear this from us, then let's put it down in writing. No problem," Putin said.
According to him, those who claim there is a threat to Europe from Russia are "not quite in their right mind." He accused them of serving the interests of the defense industry, private companies, or trying to boost their domestic political ratings amid a dire economic situation.
"If this idea has been driven into public consciousness, if they have scared their citizens and want to hear that we are not planning, and have no aggressive intentions toward Europe, then fine — we are ready to formalize this in any way. Perhaps it even makes sense if we all want to sit down together, talk, discuss, and clarify certain points regarding pan-European security," he added.
The US peace plan
The United States has developed a plan to end Russia's war against Ukraine, consisting of 28 points.
According to Western media, the plan includes a requirement that Russia formally adopt a legal commitment of non-aggression toward Europe and Ukraine.
European officials have repeatedly warned about the threat of Russian aggression against Europe.
In October, EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius emphasized that the Kremlin is already discussing a plan to attack NATO member states.
At the same time, it is obvious that Russia cannot be trusted - before launching the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Putin repeatedly insisted that no attack would take place.
