❗More statements by President Vladimir Putin:

▪Many in Europe are preparing for a war with Russia by 2030. Russia is ready, but does not want war

▪The West has failed to achieve its goal of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia

▪If a war between Russia and Europe breaks out, “there will be no winners,” and no one in Europe should “forget that”

▪Russia has a strong memory of the lessons of World War I and World War II and is doing everything possible to ensure that nothing like that happens again

▪The phone conversation with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store took place at their initiative

▪The leaders of Finland and Norway immediately stressed that they are not representing the EU as an organization, but are calling in their "national capacities"

▪The call from the Finnish and Norwegian leaders was appropriate, despite the criticism they faced in Europe

▪Russia does not want the situation in the Baltic Sea to resemble that in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf

▪Russia is ready to respond to any challenge in the Baltic Sea

▪Moscow supports any steps toward restoring relations with European countries