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Ahead of US meeting, Putin warns Russia is ready if Europe 'wants to fight'
ABC News ^ | Dec 2, 2025 | Kevin Shalvey

Posted on 12/02/2025 9:55:26 AM PST by McGruff

President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia is ready to fight a war if Europe seeks one and claimed European countries are trying to make changes in President Donald Trump's proposal on ending Russia's war against Ukraine, ahead of his high-stakes meeting with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Tuesday.

The meeting is underway, Russian state media TASS reported Tuesday night local time. The Kremlin on Tuesday said that Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was also expected to take part.

Earlier, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the meeting had no time limit and would go on for "as long as necessary."

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"We are not planning to fight Europe — I’ve said this a hundred times already. But if Europe suddenly decides it wants to fight us and starts it, we are ready right now." - Putin
1 posted on 12/02/2025 9:55:26 AM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Well Hitler said that the Germans didn’t start the war, it was the Western Countries and “Jewish Finance”.


2 posted on 12/02/2025 9:56:34 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: McGruff

They cant even beat that jerk in Ukraine lmao


3 posted on 12/02/2025 9:59:17 AM PST by al baby (I miss that ol windbag )
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To: McGruff

Let Russia and Europe destroy each other in a paroxysm of nuclear fire.

We are the New World.


4 posted on 12/02/2025 10:01:30 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: McGruff

Europe wants somebody else to die, not itself.


5 posted on 12/02/2025 10:03:10 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....TRUMP IS RIGHT AGAIN.)
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To: McGruff

This is called saber rattling. Intelligent negotiators move past noise and get to the Peace Table.


6 posted on 12/02/2025 10:03:55 AM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: BenLurkin

Russian nuclear doctrine is that a world without Russia cannot exist. They will nuke everyone if Moscow faces defeat


7 posted on 12/02/2025 10:08:54 AM PST by varyouga
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To: McGruff

Davos and London globalist Eurotrash are getting desperate

Probably because Trump has said “no more” to their manipulation, and is exposing their DC deep-state Atlanticist traitor 5th-Columnist allies.


8 posted on 12/02/2025 10:09:02 AM PST by PGR88
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To: varyouga

Cool.


9 posted on 12/02/2025 10:11:54 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: McGruff

Russia is not ready to fight an expanded war, but neither is EU. Phony issue used by euros to gain support for aid to Ukraine. Russia is responding to their chest thumping.


10 posted on 12/02/2025 10:12:44 AM PST by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative. )
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To: varyouga

“Russian nuclear doctrine is that a world without Russia cannot exist. They will nuke everyone if Moscow faces defeat”

Sounds serious. What should be done about that?


11 posted on 12/02/2025 10:12:49 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....TRUMP IS RIGHT AGAIN.)
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To: varyouga

“Russian nuclear doctrine is that a world without Russia cannot exist. They will nuke everyone if Moscow faces defeat”

Might you have a link to that claim as my understanding is that Russia will use nukes if their state is threatened (i.e., if they’re losing a war on their soil). I haven’t heard anything close to your claim.


12 posted on 12/02/2025 10:16:47 AM PST by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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To: SaxxonWoods

“Sounds serious. What should be done about that?”

Nothing, because they never said that.


13 posted on 12/02/2025 10:17:11 AM PST by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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To: BobL

“Sounds serious. What should be done about that?”

Nothing, because they never said that.”

You don’t say!


14 posted on 12/02/2025 10:19:39 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....TRUMP IS RIGHT AGAIN.)
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To: varyouga

So the solution is to leave Russia TF alone and stop interfering in their sphere of influence and trying to steal their resources.


15 posted on 12/02/2025 10:22:16 AM PST by billakay
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To: McGruff

Can they both lose?


16 posted on 12/02/2025 10:22:18 AM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: McGruff

Let Starmer and Macron try starting up a draft and see how well that goes over with the young men in those countries. Good luck with that.


17 posted on 12/02/2025 10:22:50 AM PST by jimwatx
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To: SaxxonWoods

“You don’t say!”

The Zeepers are something else. Putin says that he’ll use nukes to defend his homeland and they claim it’s a “Grave Escalation”.

Well, what the hell are nukes for, Wall Decorations or something? What would we do in similar situation?

(skip that last question as it depends who’s in power here)


18 posted on 12/02/2025 10:23:20 AM PST by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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To: McGruff

Putin is just laying the groundwork for negotiation that he wants to undertake from a perceived position of strength and power. The fact that he feels it is necessary to do so may be interpreted as weakness or, at least, insecurity.


19 posted on 12/02/2025 10:23:58 AM PST by Spok (You know people are out of ideas when all they can do is verbally attack people they disagree with.)
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To: McGruff
We are not planning to fight Europe

Russia can't fight Europe. It's posturing.

I’ve said this a hundred times already.

Can't fight with words. Say it a million times, but it's just words.

But if Europe suddenly decides it wants to fight us

It's not about wanting to fight, dopey.

and starts it,

You started it, dopey. What do you call the invasion of Ukraine? That started the war, idiot!

we are ready right now.

With what?

Russia has spent almost all its weapons fighting little Ukraine, and what it's got left is still being used up in Ukraine.

Even the war of words is being lost by you, dopey.


20 posted on 12/02/2025 10:30:23 AM PST by adorno ( )
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