Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow is not seeking conflict with Europe but warned that Russia is fully prepared to respond if European countries choose to escalate tensions.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, shortly before meeting US President Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, at the Kremlin, Putin criticized European governments for obstructing efforts to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine.
“We are not planning to go to war with Europe – I’ve said that many times – but if Europe suddenly wants to fight us, we are ready immediately. There can be no doubt about that.”
“Europe is preventing the US administration from achieving peace in Ukraine,” Putin said, adding that European demands are “not acceptable to Russia.”
Trump’s envoys are meeting Putin in Moscow to discuss a 28-point peace plan developed last month by US and Russian officials.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the discussions with the US delegation would continue “as long as needed.”. ...more below
Ghana is interested in purchasing a floating nuclear power plant from Russia, Ghanaian Ambassador to Russian Koma Steem Jehu-Appiah told Sputnik.
"I know that our minister of energy was here last year and signed a corresponding agreement. I think this is innovative, and in a conversation with the minister of energy, he said that the country is interested.
So, Ghana could purchase such a nuclear power plant," the diplomat said when asked about the possibility of Ghana purchasing a floating nuclear power plant.
Russia and Ghana began cooperation in the field of nuclear energy after signing an intergovernmental agreement in 2015.
The agreement outlined plans for joint work in the areas of training specialists, building nuclear power plants and related infrastructure, and providing maintenance services. In October 2023, representatives of Rosatom met with the Ghanaian Ministry of Energy in Cape Town. At the meeting, Russia proposed using floating nuclear power plants to supply power to ...