But look what's happening elsewhere successful Europe.
Germany present says Russia was liable for past month's drone onslaught astatine Leipzig airport.
Putin accused Germany of "planting the evidence". But German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt described "the well-established signifier of Russian hybrid operations successful Europe".
Could specified "operations" present beryllium stepped up successful the UK?
Yet it wasn't conscionable Britain that received veiled threats astatine Putin's press conference.
So did the West successful general. Putin referred to Western countries arsenic sharks.
"If anyone tries to resistance america down the nutrient chain, to gobble america up oregon devour us, they mightiness get punched successful the teeth," helium said. "Russia is acceptable to bash that, contempt the rapidly increasing appetites and teeth of these sharks."
Increasingly Russia's president is mixing the geopolitical with the zoological. He precocious spoke astir slayer whales "tearing polar bears apart" to warrant Russia's warfare connected Ukraine.
The property league successful Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, was a fascinating model connected Putin's authorities of mind.
For forty-five minutes helium took questions from Russian journalists and came crossed arsenic combative, assured of triumph and energised. These days Putin appears astir animated erstwhile talking astir the geopolitical standoff betwixt Russia and the West and the warfare successful Ukraine.
Even though the warfare has not gone to plan. Russia has suffered immense losses connected the battlefield and the country's system is nether sizeable pressure.
"I person nary uncertainty that the force volition crumble," helium declared. Yet the warfare has lasted much than four-and-a-half years and Ukraine fights on.
Officially the Kremlin inactive calls this a "special subject operation". But adjacent Putin present is utilizing the connection "war".
"War is simply a brutal and unpredictable thing," helium said astatine the property conference.
He claimed that helium remained unfastened to negotiations to extremity the struggle and near nary uncertainty with whom he'd similar to beryllium down with from the US administration: Donald Trump's envoys.
"We are perfectly comfy moving with those radical we cognize good and mostly trust," Putin said. "[Jared] Kushner and [Steve] Witkoff are ever invited guests. It's a pleasance moving with them."
There was nary specified sanction cheque for the CIA manager who had made a astonishment sojourn to Moscow past week. The Kremlin says the Russian president didn't conscionable John Ratcliffe during that trip.
Is Putin apt to conscionable Witkoff and Kushner anytime soon?
There's thing successful the diary. Not yet.
But if they bash caput to Moscow, President Trump's envoys volition brushwood a Kremlin person who remains determined that immoderate bid successful Ukraine should beryllium connected Russia's terms.
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