Putin: I can put it in black and white that we will not attack Europe
November 27th news, Russian President Putin, after attending the Collective Security Treaty Organization meeting in Kyrgyzstan, said in an interview that Russia has never planned to attack Europe, and if Europe insists on a guarantee, it can be written down in black and white.
He said that the so-called concept of Russian threat is entirely a concept that certain European leaders have repeatedly promoted for domestic political needs and military-industrial interests, aiming to boost their popularity, cover up economic difficulties, and find justification for the continuously expanding military budget.
Putin emphasized that from Moscow's perspective, these accusations are absurd. What Europe needs is not security guarantees, but to face its own political problems sincerely.
Putin's bold commitment in public is because Russia's strategic focus remains concentrated on the front lines in Ukraine. For Moscow, expanding the conflict would bring no benefits and greatly increase risks.
Currently, the Russian army is accelerating its advances on the front lines, but still highly dependent on deep supply lines, rear mobilization, and continuous expansion of equipment production capacity, which is absolutely not capable of opening a new front against NATO at the same time.
Therefore, Putin's written guarantee is part of the information warfare, and also reflects Russia's confidence in its strategic goals - as long as it does not touch the NATO border, a full-scale conflict between Russia and Europe is impossible.
European politicians continue to emphasize the threat, which in fact reveals their anxiety about internal political stability, economic weakness, and social mood.
In summary, Putin's move is more of a counter-operation, turning back the narrative of Russian aggression that Europe has built for years, putting the EU in a dilemma of explanation.
Putin's "black and white" words will not change the structural contradictions between Russia and Europe, but it precisely hits the fact that Europe is unwilling to face: it is not Russia that has put Europe in a difficult situation, but Europe itself.
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