Putin says Russia has 'no interest' in invading NATO countries

Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Western concerns that his country could attack a NATO member state as "utter nonsense," in a interview with Russian state television published on Sunday. Asked whether Russia, which has been waging a war against Ukraine, could potentially also invade a NATO country, Putin accused US President Joe Biden of making warnings like this to distract from his own mistakes in his Russia policy. Biden himself understood that "Russia has no reason, no interest - geopolitically, economically or militarily - to fight with NATO countries," Putin said. "We have ...