{
  "id": 9843576,
  "title": "Russia not preparing for conflict with Europe, says Putin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/russia-not-preparing-for-conflict-with-europe-says-putin-9843576",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T21:11:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2026/09/26/russia-not-preparing-for-conflict-with-europe-says-putin"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saint Petersburg: Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Friday that Russia is not preparing for any kind of conflict with Europe, despite warnings from some European NATO members about potential Russian attacks on the alliance's territory. Putin criticized European countries that have suggested otherwise, asserting that Russia has no real motive to escalate tensions. He emphasized that Russia is not preparing for hostilities with Europe, adding, \"I want to emphasise once again: we are not preparing for any kind of hostilities with Europe.\" Several European allies of Ukraine have expressed concern over the potential for covert Russian attacks on their soil, following years of conflict in Ukraine. Germany accused Moscow of planning a drone attack at Leipzig airport in August, while Poland warned Russia could deploy drones and missiles. Putin also mentioned that Russia is considering whether to resume peace talks with Ukraine, stating that all proposals are on the table, but they will carefully consider their response given Ukraine's recent actions against Russia.",
  "summary": "Several of Ukraine's European allies have expressed concern about potential covert Russian attacks on their soil as the war enters its fifth year.",
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/russia-not-preparing-for-war-with-europe-putin-claims",
        "published": "2026-09-25T20:24:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "EU defense agency says Europe is rearming too slowly to be ready to defend against Russia by 2030",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/eu-defense-agency-says-europe-is-rearming-too-slowly-to-be-ready-to",
        "published": "2026-09-25T20:26:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Russia not preparing for conflict with Europe, says Putin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/russia-not-preparing-for-conflict-with-europe-says-putin",
        "published": "2026-09-25T21:11:41.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}