Russian president again voices anger at Nato expansion and says he would be prepared to intervene in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has accused the west of “coming with its missiles to our doorstep” as he reiterated demands for no further Nato expansion in Europe.as he spoke at a televised press conference, saying he would be prepared to launch an intervention if he felt Ukraine or its western allies were preparing an attack on Russia’s proxies in the country.
There are few signs that Ukraine’s military is preparing an offensive in Donbas, where the frontlines have remained mostlyPutin said he did not want war with Ukraine but would seek new security guarantees from the west in upcoming talks with the US, reiterating his controversial demand that Nato’s eastern members remove troops and military installations that appeared after the countries’ accession to the alliance in 1997.
“Sometimes it seems we are living in different worlds,” he said. “They said they wouldn’t expand, but they are expanding.”should begin next year in Geneva, adding “the ball is now in their court”. But the Kremlin has warned Washington not to stall, with Putin saying he wanted security guarantees “right away, right now”. His spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, has said he is not ready to engage in “marathon” talks.
Russian state television pundits have also grown increasingly aggressive, openly discussing the possibility of a conflict with Nato. “The TV set in our barrack hysterically fights Nato all day long,” wrote Alexei Navalny, the jailed opposition leader, in remarks from prison that were posted online. “On every channel, they talk about Nato threats. Putin himself laments that Nato is at our doorstep and we have nowhere to retreat.
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