Vladimir Putin called European leaders “little pigs” who wanted to profit from the collapse of Russia.

Speaking at an annual meeting with the Defense Ministry, the Russian president blamed former U.S. President Joe Biden for “consciously” unleashing the war in Ukraine and said that the “European little pigs” immediately backed the Americans.

Europe wanted to get back “something they’ve lost in previous historic periods and to take revenge” on Russia, Putin said, adding that these plans have “completely failed.”

“Russia has demonstrated its steadiness in the economy, finance, in the internal political situation of the society … and in the sphere of defense capacity,” Putin said.

Putin also said that Russia is ready for dialogue with Europe, but that won’t be possible with the current crop of European politicians.

He praised the Russian military, saying that “no one in the world” has an army as good as Russia’s and that it is now “war experienced.”

According to Russian media, former Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev — now head of Putin’s Security Council — used the words “little pigs” to desribe Western leaders on his Telegram channel back in 2022.