MOSCOW, October 1. /TASS/. Europe will no doubt take Russia's nuclear statements out of context and use them to justify aggression, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the plenary session of the 23rd annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club.

The president noted that he had previously answered questions concerning the tense situation in the world, particularly the use of nuclear weapons.

"I think they expected us to give such an answer. They will now take it out of context and exploit the claim that Russia is threatening them with nuclear weapons. They will use it to divert the attention of their citizens from the fact that they themselves are pursuing an aggressive policy toward Russia and pushing their citizens toward a dangerous point of confrontation with Russia," Putin explained.