Overview
- Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council, said European countries “cannot afford” a conflict with Moscow.
- He warned that a confrontation carries a “real risk” of turning into a war involving weapons of mass destruction.
- He wrote that Russia does not need such a war and disparaged “old and frigid Europe” in a Telegram post on September 29.
- EU leaders recently implicated Moscow after several NATO members detected military drones over strategic areas and airports.
- Reuters and regional outlets reported his remarks, highlighting a sharp rhetorical escalation without signs of direct interstate combat.