This Wednesday, December 3, NATO’s secretary general downplayed the threat made by the Russian president that he was ready for a war with European countries, insisting on the need to continue putting pressure on Moscow while peace negotiations continue.
“I will not react to everything that the Russian president [Vladimir Putin] says”, replied Mark Rutte, at the entrance to a ministerial meeting at the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in Brussels (Belgium).
The NATO secretary general recalled that in the past the president of the Russian Federation made similar comments and asked that attention be focused on leaving Ukraine in the “strongest possible position” while negotiations to reach a ceasefire are continuing.
Mark Rutte considered that “only the United States of America” could have negotiated peace between Ukraine and Russia and once again welcomed the efforts of President Donald Trump.
“Last night was important, but there will be more important moments”, he commented, refusing to comment on all meetings between Washington officials with the Kremlin and the Ukrainian Government.
However, “if there are no results” from these negotiations, the NATO secretary general said that it is necessary to “continue to put pressure” on Russia so that the conflict ends, one way or another.
On Tuesday, Vladimir Putin warned that Russia is prepared to wage war with Europe if that is what the Europeans want, although it does not want it.
“We have no intention of waging war on Europe, but if Europe wishes to do so and starts, we are ready immediately,” Putin told reporters, cited by the France-Presse news agency (AFP).
Putin, who made the warning shortly before receiving US emissary Steve Witkoff, accused Europeans of wanting to impede US efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
“They don’t have a peace program, they are on the side of war,” said the Russian leader.
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