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Преду прозвучало в контексте ongoing tensions между Россией и Западом после событий на Украине и введения санкций.
Президент России Владимир Путин во время выступления на пленарном заседании дискуссионного клуба «Валдай» предупредил Европу, что с РФ нужно вести себя осторожно. Смысл предупреждения раскрыл полковник Службы внешней разведки (СВР) в отставке Андрей Безруков в беседе с ТАСС.
«Во-первых, предупреждение: осторожнее с Россией. Не надо нас пугать — не запугаете. У нас есть чем ответить. Извините, если уж вы такие агрессивные, если вы начнете — вам же будет хуже», — объяснил Безруков.
Эксперт подчеркнул, что России сейчас невозможно навязывать условия, а в Европе продолжают делать провокационные заявления. Безруков подчеркнул, что у любой эскалации есть предел.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Европа смягчит риторику в адрес России после предупреждения
Possible · Within weeks

European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius said that hypothetical Russian strikes on weapons factories in Europe should activate NATO's Article 5 on mutual defense. The NATO diplomat noted that the European Commissioner is not authorized to make such statements. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that weapons factories for Ukraine in Europe are potential military targets for Russia.

British ex-diplomat Ian Proud said in an interview with Izvestia that Europe and Russia need to establish better relations and move to close cooperation focused on peace rather than conflict. Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador Rodion Miroshnik noted that Europe does not want to fight with Russia directly until Ukraine’s human resources are exhausted, and Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the collapse of the European Union will occur without external intervention.

Donald Trump said that Joe Biden showed himself weak in communicating with American journalists, not answering complex questions and receiving only simple ones, for example, about his favorite ice cream. Trump stressed that under Biden, Harris or Obama, the United States would have no future.

Director of the Department of European Problems of the Russian Foreign Ministry Vladislav Maslennikov said that Russia considers the continuation of the NATO expansion policy to be extremely destructive and insists on its termination. Since 2022, Finland and Sweden have joined the alliance, increasing the number of members to 32. Ukraine, Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina have also submitted official applications for membership.

The Italian portal L'antidiplomatico said that Russia's warning about Kaliningrad should be taken seriously, emphasizing that the issue is related to Russia's strategic security and the risk of escalating military confrontation with Europe.

Russian Foreign Ministry official Maria Zakharova responded to French President Emmanuel Macron's statement about Europe's loss of access to cheap Russian gas and the Chinese market by quoting a phrase from the Soviet comedy by Elem Klimov. Macron said on September 29 in Madrid that several countries, including Germany, have lost export positions in trade with China, and Europe is losing one billion euros daily in trade with China. On October 1, Putin noted at the Valdai Forum that Russia has enough diesel fuel, but it does not reach world markets due to sanctions.