Russia’s ‘permanent test’ is pushing Europe to the brink of war – here’s what Moscow actually wants

Domestic theatre: For Putin, confronting the West plays well at home. As Dmitry Medvedev, the Deputy Chairman of the Security ...

It's no Cold War - it's a 'fiery' conflict now with the West, Russia says

Russia on Thursday said that there was no Cold War with the West because it was now a "fiery" conflict, and that the European Union and the NATO military alliance were lying about alleged Moscow's ...

Putin quotes on NATO, Europe, war in Ukraine and ties with the US

He spoke in Russian, and his words are translated by Reuters. Here are some of the main quotes: ON 'HYSTERIA' AMONG EUROPE'S LEADERS: "The ruling elites of united Europe continue to whip up hysteria.
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Cold war deterrence doesn’t work any more

WHEN Russia flew nearly two dozen drones into Polish airspace on the night of September 9th-10th, the NATO alliance proved good at shooting bad things down. Forces from Germany, Italy, the Netherlands ...