🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin declared on Tuesday that Moscow is "ready" for war should 🇪🇺 Europe pursue that path, accusing European leaders of sabotaging a potential agreement on the 🇺🇦 Ukraine war ahead of his meeting with American envoys. His remarks came as 🇺🇸 US envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, arrived in 🇷🇺 Moscow for high-level negotiations aimed at ending the nearly four-year-long war, following several days of intense diplomati

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed a full capture of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine after a prolonged campaign, calling it a key victory but Ukraine's military denied the city had fallen and said battles persisted in the area https://reut.rs/4pobKMf | Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia was “ready” for war if Europe sought one, accusing European leaders of undermining US-led efforts to finalise a peace plan for the Ukraine conflict. “We are not planning to go to war with Europe, but if Europe wants to and starts, we are ready right now,” Putin told reporters in Moscow, according to news agency AFP #russia #europe #putin #russiaeuropewarwarning #wion | WION

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President Vladimir Putin hailed what his commanders told him was the full Russian capture of the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine as an important victory after a prolonged campaign, saying it would help Moscow fulfil its wider war aims. Russia, which uses the Soviet-era name of Krasnoarmeysk to refer to the city, has faced fierce Ukrainian resistance in its battle since mid-2024 to capture Pokrovsk, once a strategic logistics hub for the Ukrainian army. The city’s fall, if confirmed, gives Mo