Is Putin about to go to war with Europe? – The Latest

普京是否即将与欧洲开战?——最新消息

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2025-12-04

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Vladimir Putin has stalled progress on a peace plan for Ukraine being brokered by Donald Trump’s US and has said he is ‘ready for war’ with Europe ‘if it starts one’. Luke Harding speaks to Lucy Hough -- Watch Today in Focus: The Latest on Youtube --. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • This is The Guardian.

  • Our people are over in Russia right now and say we can get it settled.

  • Not an easy situation.

  • Let me tell you what a mess.

  • So-called peace talks between the US and Russia over Ukraine's future have stalled.

  • And pressure is mounting.

  • Vladimir Putin has now taken swipes at Europe saying he's ready for war.

  • NATO says it's ready to do whatever it takes to protect itself.

  • Putin believes he can outlast us.

  • But we are not going anywhere.

  • To my mind,

  • Trump supports Putin and either wants Russia to win or is entirely indifferent to what happens to Ukraine.

  • or both.

  • This is not actually a peace process because the Russians are not serious,

  • they want to continue the war and they think they are winning.

  • From The Guardians today in focus, this is the latest with me Lucy Hoff.

  • I'm joined by Luke Harding, foreign correspondent for The Guardian.

  • Well Luke, there is so much diplomacy going on on multiple fronts, isn't there?

  • But you've just got back from Ukraine and I just want to start with How is this process being perceived on the ground there?

  • How different is it to the reality of what Ukrainians are living through?