President of the Russian Federation: A military conflict between NATO and Russia is possible if Ukraine joins the alliance and attacks on Crimea

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During talks with Emmanuel Macron in the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed out that the United States and NATO had ignored Russian security concerns. At a press conference, the head of the Russian state said that in Washington and Brussels they simply ignored such topics as guarantees of non-expansion of NATO to the East and the withdrawal of troops from the countries of the alliance that entered there after 1997.

According to Vladimir Putin, secondary topics were raised instead, and political clichés were used.



At the same time, the Russian President noted that Moscow was going to continue discussing the issues raised with the United States and NATO and seeking answers to the key questions posed in the initial letter.

Vladimir Putin:

There is not a single impracticable point in our proposals. No one!

The topic of Ukraine was also touched upon. In particular, there was a comment from the Russian president about the constant statements coming from the West, allegedly about the imminent attack of the Russian Federation on Ukraine. Vladimir Putin once again stated that Russia itself is not going to attack anyone. At the same time, the president was asked in what case a military conflict between the Russian Federation and the North Atlantic bloc is possible. Putin said that such a conflict is possible if Ukraine is accepted into the alliance and an attack on the Russian Crimea.

The President of the Russian Federation also pointed to Kiev's two-time attempt to resolve Donbas issues by force. He noted that if there were two attempts earlier, then a third such attempt by Ukraine, which stubbornly refuses to fulfill its obligations under the Minsk agreements, cannot be ruled out.
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  1. +21
    8 February 2022 06: 30
    Crimea itself must be recognized first of all by its financiers, as well as by those with whom we maintain friendly relations. There is no way without this.
    1. +8
      8 February 2022 06: 53
      Quote: nikvic46
      Crimea itself must be recognized first of all by its financiers,

      Disputes about this have been going on here almost since 2014, and things are still there. We are constantly being told that these financiers will fall under sanctions, and the economy will lose from this, while the concept of honor for the state is completely ignored.
      Until we learn to respect ourselves, there will be no respect from outside, no matter what talking heads like Solovyov and Kiselyov say.
      Olympics again under the white flag. Canada set conditions to play hockey in masks, and ours swallowed. Even in small things we are bent.
      1. +2
        8 February 2022 07: 00
        How will Canadians play with Denmark???!!! wassat laughing
      2. -1
        8 February 2022 07: 05
        Negotiations through a powerful table. This is not like the last drunk president conducted the orchestra.
      3. +4
        8 February 2022 07: 26
        You raised a very interesting and painful topic. Yes, it is hushed up by everyone and everywhere - but it remains very relevant. There is such a thing as a guilt complex, it is often hung for manipulation - those who fall for it are submissive and more accommodating and already value the interests and needs of others above their own. Those. you understand why today's youth infuriates everyone - she is immune to the guilt complex and you can put her figs on this hook. It is often used in politics, parenting, employee management, etc.
      4. +1
        8 February 2022 09: 49
        Quote: Ingvar 72
        Even in small things we are bent.

        Still, the funniest form of life: the body sleeps and sees that everything and everywhere is constantly bending it. fellow wassat Grandpa Sigmund's glasses flashed from around the corner... laughing
        1. -9
          8 February 2022 10: 09
          Quote: Paranoid50
          sleeps and sees that everything and everywhere constantly bends him.

          Gee-gee, how funny.
          But in fact what? In your opinion, setting conditions for another team is what? And not listed anywhere? But nothing, in masks so in masks, next time they will agree to play in lace panties.
          Zero respect for such athletes.
          1. +3
            8 February 2022 11: 11
            Quote: Ingvar 72
            In your

            In Russian, you need to write "in your opinion" and highlight with a comma. hi
            1. +2
              8 February 2022 17: 33
              Quote: LIONnvrsk
              In Russian, you need to write "in your opinion" and highlight with a comma.

              Jack Golovan loved to teach like that
      5. +5
        8 February 2022 10: 00
        About hockey players - check for yourself in the news. Ours got infected, but they didn’t receive the tests on time. It's a shame, but a fact. And about the flag - you wrote too much here, obviously not in the subject.
        1. +2
          8 February 2022 10: 19
          Yesterday, the cunning ones were disqualified for costumes. Insolence knows no bounds, but it was cut down. Well, ours jumped on silver, that's what modern ski jumping complexes do in Russia. Well done guys.
        2. -9
          8 February 2022 10: 33
          Quote: Sergey Z.
          Ours got infected, but they didn’t receive the tests on time.

          You yourself would read about the details. No one got sick, the test results did not have time to come. Our team was not required to present test results.
          In curling, in general, a player with a positive test was admitted to the competition.
      6. 0
        8 February 2022 10: 35
        Quote: Ingvar 72
        Disputes about this have been going on here almost since 2014, and things are still there. H

        Well, if KAMAZ stopped the production of military products, due to the fact that banks do not give loans to it for fear of sanctions, and the "Hammer" fell under the anvil, then the situation is the same with Crimea.
        1. -5
          8 February 2022 10: 38
          Greetings Vlad. hi
          Well, Russia seems to have enough money, the egg is breaking. You can also support directly, without loans.
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          2. +1
            8 February 2022 10: 46
            Quote: Ingvar 72
            Well, Russia seems to have enough money, the egg is breaking. You can also support directly, without loans.

            Have a good day.
            Everything is possible, if there is a will and a desire to want.
        2. +2
          8 February 2022 17: 40
          Quote: tihonmarine
          Well, if KAMAZ stopped the production of military products

          There is a very interesting situation with KAMAZ: gearboxes of the German concern ZF Friedrichshafen AG and engines of the American company Cummins Inc, mechanical gearboxes ZF-Ecosplit and ZF-Ecomid, Knorr-Bremse Systeme brake systems, Cummins Filtration inc filters under the Fleetguard brand,
          electrical automotive equipment Prestolite Electric;
          SACH clutch; parts of the engine, suspension, steering and transmission of Federal Mogul; front and rear driving axles Madara. Can and stop in case of sanctions
    2. +1
      8 February 2022 07: 01
      Quote: nikvic46
      Crimea itself must be recognized first of all by its financiers, as well as by those with whom we maintain friendly relations. There is no way without this.

      We would like your problems. ..
      1. +3
        8 February 2022 10: 14
        Well, that's actually a problem. Those banks that are in Crimea are rude, and if this applies to some of the Crimeans, for example, I’m not there, I deal mainly with cash, but visitors often come across when there is money, and in fact it’s a pain in the ass to withdraw it.
        1. -3
          8 February 2022 10: 35
          Quote: Valentina Salenko
          Well, that's actually a problem.

          Yes, a sister in Yalta complains about the lack of chain stores, communications and banks. Well, gas stations, of course.
          1. +2
            8 February 2022 10: 37
            In Yalta, this is worse than here, in Simferopol, there is still something to buy and where to buy, well, it’s the same with gas stations.
          2. -3
            8 February 2022 12: 12
            In Crimea, the connection is wonderful and for less money a person has more gigos, gas stations are everywhere and more often than on the mainland, there are also network ones - PUD, Yabloko, etc. It's not good to write lies
            1. +3
              8 February 2022 17: 43
              Quote: Strannik96
              In Crimea, the connection is wonderful and for less money a person has more gigos

              Wrong
              Quote: Strannik96
              Gas stations everywhere and more often than on the mainland

              Do not tell tales
              Quote: Strannik96
              there are network ones too - PUD, Apple

              What is the reach?
        2. 0
          8 February 2022 10: 47
          Quote: Valentina Salenko
          I deal mainly with cash, but visitors often come across when the money is, that is, and in fact it’s a pain in the ass to withdraw them.

          Prefer, cash only, less headaches.
        3. +1
          8 February 2022 11: 03
          Valentina Salenko (Alexander)
          Today, 10: 14
          NEW

          +2
          Well, that's actually a problem. Those banks that are in Crimea are rude, and if this applies to some of the Crimeans, for example, I’m not there, I deal mainly with cash, but visitors often come across when there is money, and in fact it’s a pain in the ass to withdraw it.
          Hello. Was in Simferopol for 2 months. Paid by card. Didn't notice any problems. Products are ALL. I generally keep quiet about fruits and greens - in bulk! In the market, at the local Privoz, the prices are more or less democratic., And also heaps of everything. At many gas stations there are facts of expensive fuel and lubricants.
          1. 0
            8 February 2022 12: 14
            Yes, they have some strange sisters in my opinion, I don’t see anything, I don’t hear anything. And there are gas stations on the autobahn and everywhere, except for a shop in the market, you can pay with any card, even on the bus
  2. +16
    8 February 2022 06: 31
    A bunch of representatives of the West reached out to the Kremlin.
    Johnson just left, Macron arrived, the head of the British Foreign Office is on the way, Scholz is already joining her.
    Isolated Russia, yeah. Yes
    1. +11
      8 February 2022 06: 36
      Quote: Nyrobsky
      Johnson just dropped

      When did Johnson make it?
      1. +4
        8 February 2022 06: 39
        Managed. Dial the number of the Kremlin reception laughing
      2. +3
        8 February 2022 06: 44
        Quote: Volodin
        Quote: Nyrobsky
        Johnson just dropped

        When did Johnson make it?

        Sorry, Alexey, I admit the jamb - Johnson only reported on the phone. Yes
        But nevertheless, the British Minister of Defense, as well as the Foreign Minister, also announced a visit to Moscow.
      3. -3
        8 February 2022 10: 51
        Quote: Volodin
        When did Johnson make it?

        First, Macron and Scholz, and then maybe BoJo will be allowed (for now, telephony).
    2. +9
      8 February 2022 06: 36
      Here I agree .. In general, it smelled of fried. And the Frenchman came to solve his internal problems. First of all. Elections are at stake. And so do the British.
    3. +13
      8 February 2022 07: 11
      Johnson just dropped
      From Ukraine. About this meeting, I liked the collage
      With the postscript "Two morons is strength"
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      2. -1
        8 February 2022 11: 02
        Quote: rotmistr60
        From Ukraine. About this meeting, I liked the collage

        The tie is not correct, this one is special for Zelya, and on the palm below the protocol:
      3. +1
        8 February 2022 11: 03
        To the very point. Exactly two morons: Ze and Boris.
  3. +7
    8 February 2022 06: 32
    For them, all points are impossible. And the war is already on. Not in the hot stage, but in the information field, by hybrid methods
    1. 0
      8 February 2022 11: 05
      Quote: 210ox
      And the war is already on. Not in the hot stage, but in the information field, by hybrid methods

      They have already unleashed hot stages in Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq, Syria, and they are striving to unleash them further. "Peacekeepers"
      1. +1
        8 February 2022 11: 43
        Well, in some places they have already merged. Here they want to untie us closer.
        1. 0
          8 February 2022 11: 51
          Quote: 210ox

          0
          Well, in some places they have already merged. Here they want to untie us closer.

          Moving closer and closer. The eternal dream of the Anglo-Saxons is to drag Russia into the war.
  4. -5
    8 February 2022 06: 51
    There is nothing to say, the GDP has become completely handshake. He does not shake hands with everyone. Here the idea was pushed that Uncle Xi did not lend a hand, because he was fighting against corrupt officials, and here was their leader ... Although they reported it was agreed in advance, since the infection was walking. But some continue to repeat nonsense. And why didn’t Macron stretch out his paw? The reason is the same. I'd like to hear an interpretation... wassat
    1. -3
      8 February 2022 06: 57
      Quote: Mountain Shooter
      Although they reported - this was agreed in advance, since the infection is walking.

      The whole world is lifting restrictions. Look at how foreign politicians meet with each other.
      And they don’t pull hands because the minutes of the meeting are negotiated in advance, and someone is simply afraid of unnecessary contacts. wink
    2. +3
      8 February 2022 09: 40
      There is nothing to say, the GDP has become completely handshake. Doesn't shake hands with everyone

      You are careless lol
      I didn’t shake hands with Xi, I didn’t say hello to Macron, but the other day Argentine Alberto Fernandez arrived, they hugged him like family,
      BECAUSE
      Fernandez grafted by companion V
      the media said on the news
      Oh how! Have you seen it?! And why then do all the staff (vaccinated) of GDP quarantine for 2 weeks before going to work what , as I understand it, Fernandez also served quarantine wink
      1. +3
        8 February 2022 17: 46
        Quote: Runoway
        but the other day Argentine Alberto Fernandez arrived, hugged him like a family,
        BECAUSE
        Fernandez grafted by companion V
        the media said on the news

        So according to the news, they said that at the Piskarevsky cemetery, before the arrival of Putin, the snow was disinfected, and yet he was also vaccinated with Sputnik V.
    3. -2
      8 February 2022 11: 14
      Quote: Mountain Shooter
      And why didn’t Macron stretch out his paw? The reason is the same. I'd like to hear an interpretation...

      In Europe, they say hello like this:

      Well, this is how presidents are "not out of hand" to greet:
  5. +1
    8 February 2022 07: 00
    Vladimir Putin pointed out that the US and NATO ignored Russian security concerns.
    An interesting future move on our part. I think that something will change after the Olympic Games in Beijing.
  6. +3
    8 February 2022 07: 15
    There is not a single impracticable point in our proposals.
    For a truly security-conscious country, YES, but not for the US. Only the fact that Russia puts forward some conditions infuriates them. The desire to show that only they have the right to make conditions in that world outweighs the feeling of self-preservation.
  7. -1
    8 February 2022 07: 22
    Canaglia! Thousand devils! Has D'Artagnan gone back to his old ways?!
  8. +1
    8 February 2022 07: 26
    "Like it, don't like it, be patient my beauty bully wassat
    --------
    The Presidents held a press conference where they answered questions from journalists:

    ▫️Moscow is categorically against NATO expansion to the east, because it poses a threat to Russia, and allegations that the Russian Federation is behaving aggressively are contrary to common sense

    ▫️Russia will not allow attempts to return Crimea by military means, said the Russian President

    ▫️Putin added that if Ukraine, being in NATO, attacks Crimea, then there will be a conflict between the Russian Federation and the alliance

    ▫️Vladimir Putin believes that there is no alternative to the Minsk agreements on Ukraine

    ▫️He added that "we are ready to provide asylum to Poroshenko for humanitarian reasons, and not because we approve of his policy"

    ▫️Makron said that 125 Russian troops are concentrated near the borders of Ukraine. The President added that he was nervous about Russian troops on the border.

    The French president added that he would inform Zelensky that the implementation of the Minsk agreements could lead to progress in resolving the conflict bully

    ▫️Putin said that the military potential of NATO and the Russian Federation cannot be compared, but Russia is a nuclear power. In case of war, "there will be no winners"
    1. 0
      8 February 2022 07: 38
      Quote: Tank jacket
      ▫️He added that "we are ready to provide asylum to Poroshenko for humanitarian reasons, and not because we approve of his policy"

      Exactly! To Rostov, although it is not made of rubber, it is ready to accept! From "humanitarian considerations" Bandera will also accept?
      1. -2
        8 February 2022 07: 42
        There is a lot of work, cities need to be built in Siberia ...

        Vladimir Putin answered a question from a foreign journalist:

        “I already asked at the last press conference: why should we fight NATO? But there is another question: do you want to fight with Russia? Ask your audience about it."
      2. -1
        8 February 2022 09: 50
        Why not accept? Especially in regions with cooler climates laughing And why did it excite you so much, there was a lot of something even more interesting. Yes, and it was said clearly with a mockery laughing
      3. -1
        8 February 2022 10: 22
        Is it impossible to troll Putin? lol
        1. +1
          8 February 2022 11: 07
          Quote: tralflot1832
          Is it impossible to troll Putin?

          Well, then Macron would have been invited, "to the heap"
          1. -2
            8 February 2022 11: 15
            It will be good to behave if the election will be lost by Deputy, Deputy Schroeder. hi
          2. +1
            8 February 2022 16: 04
            Quote: Egoza
            Quote: tralflot1832
            Is it impossible to troll Putin?

            Well, then Macron would have been invited, "to the heap"

            I believe that this "shot" of the GDP was not accidental. Imagine what a howl will now rise in Ukraine among Banderlogs, that Gunpowder is a Kremlin spy and a villain. It can be assumed that in this way, easily and naturally, Petrukha was almost guaranteed to be kicked out of the presidential race in 2024.
    2. +10
      8 February 2022 08: 24
      Quote: Tank jacket
      The French president added that he would inform Zelensky that the implementation of the Minsk agreements could lead to progress in resolving the conflict

      One gets the impression that Macron is only able to perform the function of ... a postman winked
      1. -2
        8 February 2022 08: 39
        There is another capacious word - a person who will convey a message ...
        1. +4
          8 February 2022 09: 52
          Quote: Tank jacket
          There is another capacious word - a person who will convey a message ...

          Yeah, use the French Post. Their horses are the fastest, their drivers are the most sober, and the Macrons are the most Emmanuel. laughing
        2. +3
          8 February 2022 10: 17
          Quote: Tank jacket
          will pass

          But a married man...
          1. +1
            8 February 2022 10: 38
            And there he is so married that it is not yet known which is worse.
    3. +3
      8 February 2022 11: 08
      Don't reach out to Pan Ze. He knows and oppresses his policy towards the LDNR. It will definitely fight. But it’s better for him not to even think about the war with Crimea. Then the full will be Ukraine.
  9. 0
    8 February 2022 07: 36
    In general, in the end, the world has a refusal of Ukraine to comply with the Minsk agreements. This is direct evidence that Ukraine actually withdrew from the agreement. It is time for the world to state this directly and define the refusal to comply as a way out of the agreement, which means Ukraine is out of the solution. This means that we have the opportunity to resolve this issue in a different way, more painful for the non-state. I just don't have the guts to accept it.
    1. 0
      8 February 2022 11: 09
      All right.
  10. +4
    8 February 2022 07: 38
    Moscow is going to continue the discussion of the issues raised, so the discussion or, as they said, the military-technical response?
    1. +4
      8 February 2022 08: 20
      Quote: Ryaruav
      so discussion or as they said military-technical response?

      One not only does not interfere with the other, but even greatly contributes.
  11. 0
    8 February 2022 08: 26
    Well, the speaker.
    Ukraine will be liquidated if there are arms deliveries there, if there are foreign troops other than Russian ones, if any sanctions are imposed against Russia, up to a military conflict with NATO. And from such conditions to dance.
    And what the chief commander said is another red line.
  12. 0
    8 February 2022 09: 55
    Quote: Nyrobsky
    A bunch of representatives of the West reached out to the Kremlin.
    Johnson just left, Macron arrived, the head of the British Foreign Office is on the way, Scholz is already joining her.

    Top positions in European structures and the UN are probably very
    attract (after all, it’s not at home to “fight” with rabid
    Learn or BLM + COVID + fall in GDP + inflation + unemployment)
    And in general - "that soldier is bad who does not dream of becoming a general"
    (and what kind of politician is this, if he has no ambitions, take the career of the same Tusk).
    So the guys arranged cockroach races - and suddenly they will play - to crown
    yourself with laurels.
  13. +2
    8 February 2022 11: 49
    Strange question. Ukraine is already worse than any NATO member. Ukraine is preparing and will fight. The "Alliance" should dissolve itself, or at least crawl away from the borders of the Russian Federation to positions before 1991. It was said to be a "Casus Belli". Or has the position softened again? Then why did they come up with an "ultimatum to Lavrov (Putin)"?
  14. 0
    8 February 2022 12: 01
    Yandex news 08.02.2022 15.59 Russian President Vladimir Putin promised P. Poroshenko political asylum in the Russian Federation if P. Poroshenko encounters difficulties.
    And how to understand it??? In the light of propaganda in the Russian Federation and the statements of this very V.V. Putin about P. Poroshenko?
    1. +1
      8 February 2022 13: 18
      Lenin called it "opportunism". Failed to survive in one country, you can continue in another. Not in Rostov, so Dubai, not in Moscow, so in Austria. "And I'm going to live in London..."
  15. 0
    8 February 2022 14: 37
    Again this table! Apparently, in addition to the utilitarian, it has some other function ... winked
  16. +3
    8 February 2022 14: 43
    Macron does not decide anything, he needs PR in the elections.
  17. -2
    8 February 2022 17: 31
    Putin is cunning: no one will accept Ukraine into NATO if there is a conflict with Russia over Crimea and the LDNR. There is an article in their charter. In addition, the admission of new members by general vote, but this will not happen, there will always be 1-2 votes against. The problem is contrived.

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