🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷 U.S. Excludes UK, France and Baltic States From NATO Working Group

▪️ The United States has not invited the UK, France or Baltic states to a working group meeting on NATO’s future, according to Politico.

▪️ The meeting is scheduled to take place in Poland in February.

#NATO #USA #Europe

🇷🇺☢️ Putin Warns of Risks From Weapons Capable of Destroying All Life

▪️ Putin said the world’s leading countries currently possess weapons capable of destroying all life.

▪️ “Can we be certain these weapons will never be used? Unfortunately, we cannot be sure.”

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Putin: Russian Military Has Never Deliberately Targeted Civilian Infrastructure First

▪️ Putin said the Russian military has always adhered to the rules of warfare and has “never been the first to deliberately attack civilian infrastructure facilities.”

🇷🇺🇪🇺 Putin: NATO Saw USSR Collapse as a Signal to Exclude Russia

▪️ Putin said that after the collapse of the USSR, “aggressive circles within NATO” took it as a signal that Russia should not be included in “the family of civilized peoples of Europe.”

🇷🇺☢️ Putin on Nuclear Weapons: “Sooner or Later It Must Go Off”

▪️ Putin said: “If a gun is hanging on the stage, sooner or later it must go off.”

🇷🇺🇺🇸 Putin: “We Are Not Scaring Anyone”

▪️ Putin said: “We are not scaring anyone. Letters to NATO are not intimidation; they are a response to attempts to intimidate us.”

#Russia #NATO #Putin

🇷🇺Putin on Kaliningrad: “All the Weapons We Have” Could Be Used

▪️ Putin said that in the event of a direct attack on Russia or Kaliningrad, “the question of using all the weapons we have will immediately arise.”

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Putin on Ukraine: “It’s Being Managed From Outside”

▪️ Putin said: “Ukraine cannot exist on its own. It’s losing its elements of statehood. It’s being managed from outside.”

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Putin: Russia Is Monitoring Threats to Arms-Supplying Countries

▪️ Putin said: “I am not saying that we are going to strike enterprises in the countries supplying weapons to Ukraine, but this is a threat, and we are monitoring it closely.”

🇷🇺🇯🇵 Putin on Japan: “Nothing Has Changed in Russia’s Approach”

▪️ Putin said: “Nothing has changed in Russia’s approach toward Japan, but Japan’s attitude toward Russia has changed.”