"They can't believe what they're saying, that Russia is going to attack NATO, he said on Thursday at a foreign policy forum in the southern resort city of Sochi. They're either incredibly incompetent if they truly believe it because it's impossible to believe this nonsense, or they're simply dishonest. Putin expressed frustration over Europe's military build-up, noting that he is monitoring the trend, and warned that retaliatory measures would be swift."
"In Germany, for example, it is said that the German army should become the strongest in Europe. Very well. We hear that and are watching to see what is meant by it, Putin said. Russia will never show weakness or indecisiveness, Putin added. We simply cannot ignore what is happening. Relations between Russia and the European Union have spiralled downwards since Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, leading the bloc to bolster its defence."
Vladimir Putin pledged a significant response to Europe's militarisation and dismissed fears that Russia would attack NATO as nonsense, calling such claims either incompetence or dishonesty. He said he is monitoring Western military build-ups and warned that retaliatory measures would be swift, citing Germany's stated goal of making its army the strongest in Europe. He declared Russia will not show weakness or indecisiveness and that developments cannot be ignored. Relations between Russia and the European Union have deteriorated since Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, prompting the bloc to bolster its defence amid cross-border incidents and heightened spillover fears.
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