Russia 'has never threatened' European countries: Putin
President Vladimir Putin flatly denied responsibility on Friday for a drone strike that gutted a Romanian apartment building, claiming that "Russia has never threatened and is not threatening European countries."
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- AFP
- Published Date: 09:43 | 29 May 2026
President Vladimir Putin said Friday that "Russia has never threatened and is not threatening European countries" in remarks made after Romania accused its neighbor of responsibility for a drone that hit an apartment block.
Putin told a press conference during a visit to Kazakhstan that European countries sought to "continue the confrontation with Russia and to justify exorbitant spending from their state budgets".
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