Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (Oct. 2) promised a “significant” response to “Europe’s militarisation”, as he addressed a foreign policy forum in southern Russia.Relations between Russia and the EU spiralled downward after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine, leading the bloc to bolster its defence.”We are closely monitoring the rising militarisation of Europe,” he told the forum’s audience, adding: “Retaliatory measures by Russia will not take long. The response to such threats will be very significant.””Russia will never show weakness or indecisiveness,” Putin added.Putin accused Europe of stoking “hysteria” to excuse rising military spending and said Russia did not pose a threat. “Just calm down,” the Russian President said.He claimed Russia was fighting the NATO alliance in Ukraine and mocked US President Donald Trump’s comment that Russia was a “paper tiger.”n18oc_world n18oc_crux 0:00 INTRODUCTION4:08 RUSSIA TO RESPOND ‘APPROPRIATELY’ TO TOMAHAWK SUPPLIES TO KYIV6:16 “WE ARE ALL BEING OBSERVED AND…”7:22 EU LIKE A ‘GANG, PLANNING THEIR NEXT HEIST’: KREMLIN
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