Putin Says He Won’t Attack NATO as Russia, Ukraine Trade Drone Strikes
- Biden’s claim of Russian threat to NATO called ‘nonsense’
- Russia, Ukraine report downing each other’s drone attacks
A Russian Shahed-136 single-use drone comes down during an attack in Kyiv in October.
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Vladimir Putin said Russia has no intention of attacking NATO countries, describing as “complete nonsense” claims by President Joe Biden that Moscow poses a threat to members of the defense alliance.
Biden told reporters this month that “if Putin takes Ukraine, he won’t stop there,” as he urged lawmakers to release $61 billion in military aid to Kyiv held up in a dispute with Republicans over border security.