Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that a direct clash with NATO would lead to ‘global catastrophe’. Putin told reporters after attending a summit in Kazakhstan that he had no regrets about the conflict in Ukraine and that Russia was doing the right thing. He said destroying Ukraine was not on his agenda. Asked whether he plans to meet Joe Biden at the G20 summit in Bali, the Russian president said that he saw ‘no need’ for talks with the U.S president.