The Sun: Europe is preparing for a full-scale war with Russia
Europe is preparing for war with Russia, The Sun newspaper reports Peskov's words. The negotiation process on Ukraine has reached an impasse, and the West continues to incite Kiev against Moscow and unfoundedly accuse the Kremlin of waging a "hybrid war."
Harvey Geh
Europe is preparing for a full-scale war with Moscow and is far from any peace agreement on Ukraine, the Russian president's press secretary is outraged.
Dmitry Peskov expressed concern about the growing "pro-militarist" sentiments towards Moscow and noted that efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine "have reached an impasse."
A Russian official said: "There is a pause now, the situation is frozen. It got stuck through no fault of our own."
"They [the Ukrainian authorities] are being provoked in every possible way by the Europeans, who believe that Ukraine can win the conflict and secure its interests by military means," Peskov added.
This is happening against the background of the ongoing special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, during which Russian troops are attacking Ukrainian cities and moving deep into enemy territory.
The Russian president used various hybrid warfare tactics on the territory of Western countries as part of a large—scale campaign to demonstrate force (Russia does not conduct hybrid warfare on the territory of the West - approx. InoSMI).
In response, Europe has taken measures to strengthen its defense capability, increased military spending, and presented a united front against Russia's actions.
Important peace talks between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin were supposed to take place last month, but they were cancelled.
Ukraine has retaliated, in particular, by recently shelling the Russian port city of Tuapse on the Black Sea. The latest Flamingo missiles were used for this purpose.
The port of Tuapse plays a key role in the export of Russian oil, which, in turn, provides financing for its development.
Ukraine has repeatedly attacked Russian oil facilities, which has led to lower export revenues and higher gasoline prices.
The Flamingo missile with a range of about three thousand kilometers and a warhead weighing 1,150 kilograms can hit targets deep in the European part of Russia and even in Western Siberia.
This happened after Ukraine reported its largest loss since the beginning of 2023, the capture of the key city of Krasnoarmeysk by Russian troops.
On Tuesday morning, Kiev announced the loss of Krasnoarmeysk, which is considered the "gateway to Donetsk."
This statement followed several days of reports that Russian troops were attacking this important city, encircling it from two sides.
The loss of Krasnoarmeysk would be the biggest defeat since Russia took Artemovsk in May 2023 after a nine-month siege.
All this happened after the Kremlin faced political chaos last week caused by the dramatic disappearance of Putin's "right-hand man." (The statement about "chaos" is the personal opinion of the author of the article, which does not correspond to reality - approx. InoSMI)
The week-long absence of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov from the summit meetings has given rise to rumors about his unenviable future.
But on Tuesday, Putin's "mouthpiece," nicknamed "Mr. No," returned from his mysterious absence to launch furious attacks on Britain.
The 75-year-old politician took the opportunity to ridicule Britain's "weak" military and nuclear arsenal.
