Russia warns Putin can destroy Europe in 'short nuclear war'
Lavrov said European war preparations could become a self-fulfilling prophecy as Russia faces fresh calls for a ceasefire from 51 countries.
- At the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed European calls to prepare for war could become a "self-fulfilling prophecy," dismissing warnings of Russian attack as "nonsense."
- During the Security Council session on Wednesday, Sept. 23, Lavrov used "special operation" as a term for the war in Ukraine, blaming European "shenanigans" for the conflict and asserting Ukraine would have kept its 1991 borders otherwise.
- On Wednesday, 51 countries signed a joint statement urging Moscow to enter meaningful negotiations, while Putin stated on Friday that Russia is "not preparing for any military action against Europe."
- During the New York summit, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia might target another European country with drones or missiles to fracture Western unity, citing rising sabotage against European infrastructure.
- Two weeks earlier, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev threatened to wipe Lithuania "off the map" if nuclear weapons were deployed, claiming NATO allies would not dare invoke Article 5.
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A new escalation in Moscow's rhetoric, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warning that a potential conflict between Russia and Europe could escalate into a "short" war, leaving clear hints of the use of nuclear weapons. Speaking to reporters at the UN in New York, the 76-year-old Lavrov accused European leaders of preparing for war with Russia and argued that warnings of a future war could end up provoking it. "It is Europe that is prep…
The Russian Foreign Minister also accused European countries of removing monuments and erasing the historical memory of the victory over Nazism.
Europe is preparing for war with Russia, while Russia itself is not going to attack European countries, but if war does happen, it will be "very short." Sergei Lavrov said at a press conference.
The Russian Minister stated that Moscow did not intend to fight Europe, but that Europe's military might lead to war.
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