Russia warns Putin can destroy Europe in 'short nuclear war'
Lavrov said Europe’s war warnings could fuel the conflict as Russia faces fresh calls from 51 countries for a ceasefire and talks.
- At his final press conference 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 attack warnings as "nonsense."
- President Putin stated on Friday that Russia was "not preparing for any military action against Europe," while accusing Baltic states of violating the rights of Russian speakers, according to EU Perspectives.
- During his Security Council speech on Wednesday, Lavrov used "special operation" to describe the war, now in its fifth year, claiming Ukraine would have retained its 1991 borders if European nations had not "engaged in their shenanigans."
- Following these remarks, 51 countries signed a statement on Wednesday urging Moscow to agree to a full ceasefire, while President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia might target another European country to fracture Western unity.
- Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev threatened to wipe Lithuania "off the map" two weeks earlier, echoing past Kremlin denials of invasion plans that preceded the 2014 and 2022 conflicts.
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The Russian Foreign Minister allegedly hinted at nuclear escalation after meeting with his German counterpart - He accused Germany of strengthening "Nazism" in Europe
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.
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