[Putin criticizes European leaders for advocating war against Russia] September 19th, Russian President Vladimir Putin said when presiding over a meeting of the Russian Military Industrial Committee on September 18th that some European leaders publicly declared that they were preparing for war with Russia, but they were using this to save their declining approval ratings and cover up their mistakes in economic and social policies, but it had little effect and was of no help. Putin said that the European people have made it clear that they do not want war with Russia, but some European leaders continue to escalate tensions and use Ukrainians as cannon fodder. Putin emphasized that Russia has no aggressive intentions against European countries and is willing to cooperate with its European neighbors and restore relations. (CCTV International News)