Russia’s Lavrov Threatens Europe With a ‘Very Short’ War
Lavrov said Russia would retaliate if attacked and insisted Moscow has no interest in starting a war with Western countries.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned Europe during a lecture in Yekaterinburg that any attack on the Russian Federation would result in a "very short" war, insisting Russia has "no interest" in attacking Western countries.
- These comments followed Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski's claim that the alliance would beat Russia "quickly" due to "overwhelming superiority," while Lavrov accused the West of "containing Russia" through "forceful" expansion toward its borders.
- On Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed creating a European Security Council to establish an "emergency security protocol" for coordinated responses to hybrid attacks among member states.
- Lavrov hoped the "warning would be heeded in European capitals," while President Volodymyr Zelensky reported Ukraine's military intercepted 187 airborne targets overnight testing new anti-drone technology.
- Moscow continues targeting Black Sea ports while officials dismiss Western warnings as "scare stories," and the Russian Foreign Ministry maintains military facilities in Ukraine remain "legitimate targets.
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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warns against a rapid war if Europe should attack Russia. At the same time, tensions between Moscow and European states are intensifying.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, while asserting that Moscow has no intention of attacking European countries, said that if Europe were to attack Russia, the war would be “very different” and “very short.” Lavrov’s statement came after Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski claimed that NATO has air superiority over Russia.
The war rhetoric between Europe and Russia reaches the next escalation stage. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warns the European governments against an attack on Russia – such a war will be "completely different" and "very short". Only a few days before, Poland's foreign minister Radosław Sikorski had declared that NATO could "quickly defeat Russia" in an attack.
It will be a completely different war if Europe decides to attack Russia, the Russian Foreign Minister asserts.
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