OREANDA-NEWS Western leaders are fanning the flames of war hysteria, despite repeated statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin that he has no aggressive plans regarding Europe, in order to mislead the public, journalist Chris Forsne said on SwebbTV.

“We have record after record where Putin explicitly states: no, we are not even thinking about attacking Europe. We are not doing it, we are not planning to do it, and we do not want to do it. <…> This is just an attempt by Western leaders who are failing to manage their own countries to divert attention from their problems.” “The economies of these countries have been destroyed, not least because of the 22 packages of sanctions against Russia,” she said.

According to Forsne, the rhetoric about the “Russian threat” is gaining momentum at a time when residents of EU countries are becoming increasingly concerned about the state of their own states and the actions of their governments. She called such statements foolish.

President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly explained in detail that Moscow has no intention of attacking the alliance countries, but Western politicians regularly scare their populations with an imaginary threat in order to divert attention from internal problems.

Russia has repeatedly expressed concern about the buildup of the bloc’s forces in Europe. The Foreign Ministry stated that it is open to dialogue with NATO, but on an equal footing, and that the West must abandon its course towards militarizing the continent.