Former Russian leader warns Europe of the risk of destruction in case of war

The former president of Russia and current vice president of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, declared on Monday (29) that Europe could not afford to start a war against Russia. However, he warned that if European leaders made the mistake of triggering one, the war could escalate into a conflict with weapons of mass destruction. Medvedev stated on the Telegram messaging app that Moscow does not need such a war, even with the ‘old and cold Europe’. ‘They simply cannot afford a war with Russia,’ the former president said about the European powers, adding that ‘the possibility of a fatal accident always exists.’ According to him, ‘Such a conflict carries an absolutely real risk of turning into a war with weapons of mass destruction.’