Norway’s PM defends rare call with Putin on Ukraine despite doubts among European leaders – Europe live
This is the first time European leaders have had direct communication with Russia's president in more than a year.
Key points
- He went on: Not because we want war – we have no quarrel with the Russian people, and we have no desire for war with Russia; Nato is a defensive alliance – but when Putin gives assurances that he has no intentions to provoke a war with Nato, we are reminded of what he said about Ukraine only days before the invasion.
- The more ready we are to face against Russia, to defend every….
This is the first time European leaders have had direct communication with Russia's president in more than a year.
Strikes hit a major bridge in the Ukrainian capital as leaders push for 'direct discussions' to end the war.
Streeting repeated his recent warnings that “we have to be ready for a scenario in which the United Kingdom and the Nato alliance finds itself at war with Russia”.
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