According to Putin, these longstanding principles of international security state that if one nation is safe, it does not mean that it is safe at the expense of another nation.

After being blindsided by President Donald Trump’s 28-point plan last month, some Europeans have expressed extreme disquiet at being apparently sidelined in talks.

Rhetoric between Russia and Europe has ramped up after talks between Donald Trump’s envoy and Vladimir Putin failed to reach an agreement

Kairos had been under tow by a Turkish vessel, Timur Bey, but the rescue mission was abruptly abandoned in a move that maritime officials said was ‘deeply mysterious’. Without power, Kairos drifted across the Black Sea like a ghost ship – and straight into Nato waters.

Vladimir Putin has chosen the path of war despite Donald Trump's best efforts and now NATO must prepare to take action, according to a leading foreign policy expert

NATO was forced to scramble fighter jets after the Russian forces launched one of the biggest attacks on Ukraine. Moscow bombed the country with 653 drones and 53 hypersonic and ballistic missiles

Putin also claimed that Zelensky’s European allies have pushed for demands that are “absolutely unacceptable."