After Trump described Russia as a “paper tiger”, Putin asks “What is NATO?” – My country

Russian President Vladimir Putin On Thursday, he returned to US President Donald Trump to contact him Russia “Paper Tiger”, suggests NATO It may be one and the US warning that if Tomahawk’s missiles are provided Ukraine It will lead to a dangerous new escalation.

The Russian war in Ukraine, the bloodiest in Europe since World War II, has sparked the largest confrontation between Russia and the West since the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, and Russian officials say they are now in a “hot” conflict with the West.

Putin, a speaker in the Valdai’s discussion group at Sochi Black Resort in Sochi, said that Russian forces are advancing along the entire front in Ukraine and that all the US -led NATO alliance is now fighting against Russia.

Trump, who had previously said that Kiev should give up the land to make peace with Moscow, reflected his speech sharply last week, He said he believes that Ukraine can strengthen all lands from RussiaMoscow described “paper tiger”. Repeat this week.

Putin said: “The paper tiger. The following is that? Go and deal with this paper tiger.” “Well, if we were fighting with the entire NATO mass, we move, advance and feel confident, and we” tiger and paper “, what is NATO itself?”

Putin poured the paradox of European allegations that Russian drones had invaded NATO airspace, and exposed that he promised that he would not do this again in Denmark and that he had not had drones that could fly to Lisbon.

The European authorities have accused Russia of the rude violations of the air field in the region, including the recent unmanned inconsistencies on Poland and the fighter planes over Estonia.

He took a more serious tone about the possibility of providing the United States by providing Tomahawk Cruise missiles to Ukraine, saying that such a move would lead to a dangerous new wave of escalation.

“It is impossible to use Tomaxus without direct participation of American military personnel,” Putin said. “This will mean a completely new phase of escalation, including relations between Russia and the United States.”

The United States has not yet announced any decision on providing Tomax with Ukraine.

Meanwhile, Putin praised Trump’s efforts to help negotiate peace in Ukraine and described the August August summit as fruitful.

He said: “It was a good idea to try to search for the Ukrainian crisis and find it to settle the Ukrainian crisis,” adding that he felt “comfortable” to speak to Trump.

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He said that NATO members were providing Ukraine with intelligence, weapons and training, and they rid what Kashera had gone on the alleged plans of Russia to attack a member of NATO, whom he rejected “impossible to believe.”

“If anyone still has the desire to compete with us in the military field, as we say, do not hesitate, let him try,” Putin said. “The anti -Russia measures will not be long in coming.”

Putin depicts the war as a watershed moment in Moscow’s relations with the West, who says that the humiliating Russia after the fall of 1991 of the Soviet Union by expanding NATO and infringement of what it considers the field of influence of Moscow.

Western European and Ukraine leaders threw the war as an imperial -style land and repeatedly pledged to defeat Russian forces. They argue that unless Russia is defeated, Putin will risk an attack on a NATO member.

“I just want to say: cool, sleep quietly, and take care of your own problems. Just take a look at what is happening in the streets of European cities,” Putin said.

Putin said that the armed forces in Ukraine were suffering from a significant shortage of workforce and curiosity, while Russia has enough soldiers. He suggested that Kyiv should negotiate the end of the war.

He said that Russia took control of almost all of Luhanssk, about 81 % of the Donetsk region, and about 75 % of the Zaburisvia and Jerhson regions.

– With additional files from the Associated Press