Putin: Russia will respond to the militarisation of Europe – Talk of war with NATO is nonsense
At the same time, he agreed with Trump's words that under a different US administration, the conflict in Ukraine could have been avoided
Kremlin: Western sanctions have had no effect on Russia
Peskov stressed that, despite the scope and intensity of the sanctions imposed by Western countries, Russia was not affected in their essence
Politico: Europe’s new plan to call Putin’s bluff – How it is working with Trump to do so
The primary goal of the Europeans is to call the Russian leader's bluff and put pressure for tougher sanctions, Politico reports
