Putin Got Nervous On Live TV Talking About NATO

• 19.06.2025, 11:59

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Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has once again made controversial statements, this time during a speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. At a press conference, the Kremlin chief called information about a possible Russian attack on European or NATO countries "incredible lies," Observer writes.

Putin nervously tried to assure that Moscow allegedly has no aggressive intentions against the Alliance, although he does not hide the development of its armed forces. According to the Russian leader, expanding the defense budgets of NATO member states "does not make sense," because Russia, he said, is sufficiently protected and capable of "buying all threats."

"Whatever NATO does, of course, it creates certain threats, but we will buy all these threats that will arise. In this sense, any rearmament and increasing budgets to 5% of NATO countries' GDP make no sense," Putin said.

He also repeated Kremlin narratives about an "imaginary threat from Russia," accused Ukraine of derailing the Minsk agreements, and called the annexation of Crimea an "annexation." At the same time, the Russian president said Russia "had to use the army" to "put an end to the conflict."

Putin also indignantly denied any plans to attack Eastern Europe.

"What does this mean? That we are going to attack Eastern Europe or what? Hitler's propagandist once famously said, "The more incredible the lie, the quicker it will be believed." The legend that Russia is going to attack Europe, the NATO countries, is the same unbelievable lie that they are trying to make the population of Western European countries believe This is just stupidity. Dr. Goebbels and someone in Europe probably believes it," Putin said.