From Breitbart:
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin made remarks about relations with European states and the broader West during his Russia-Africa summit in Moscow on Thursday, claiming to be a dove of peace while threatening a World War-like conflict if he isn’t left to pursue his strategic goals. Kremlin state media publisher TASS reported that President Putin recalled a century and more of European history in this warning, stating “the tragic pages of history” bring a warning against World Wars, and claiming Russia is attempting to prevent “anything like this happens on a global scale” again.
If any war were to come, Putin said, it would not be Russia’s fault. Nevertheless, the Russian Federation is ready to fight Europe and the West, he assured. Warning that these attempts to defeat Russia through Western support for Ukraine could “go too far”, and should way come “there will be no winners”.