'European politicians often talk nonsense' – Putin

Answering RT's question at the Minsk press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he can’t comment on the alleged threat by a European Commissioner, regarding a possible attack on the Georgian Prime Minister, but he remarked that talking nonsense’ is typical of European politicians.

"I can't comment on what some European commissioner has said. There are many commissioners and they are constantly changing and talking nonsense," Putin said at a joint news conference with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko after talks.

"If this is true <...>, this can be called in no way other than political hogwash. This says it all," the Russian leader said. "Unfortunately, the irresponsibility of mid-level officials, especially on this track, is growing. We often face it ourselves. This is regrettable."