Putin: US achieved its goals by quarreling Russia and Europe

The US has achieved its goals by quarreling Russia and Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at an extended meeting of the Board of the Defense Ministry, Report informs referring to TASS.

"They [the US] deliberately dragged us and Europe into this conflict, achieved their goals in this sense. Now they are shifting the burden of financial responsibility and payments onto Europe, and the weak-willed and spineless generation of today’s politicians in Europe cannot resist this,” he noted.