Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today set out when Vladimir Putin will go to war with Europe.

The veteran chief diplomat heaped praise on Donald Trump for seeking to end the war in Ukraine - but lambasted Britain and EU states for being “openly destructive” on the solution drafted by Washington and Moscow.

“As the President [Putin] emphasised, we have no intention of going to war with Europe,” said Lavrov.

“We have no such intention.

“But we will respond to any hostile steps, including the deployment of European military contingents in Ukraine and the expropriation of Russian assets.”

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