Medvedev Urges Caution Against Risks of Russia-Europe War, Albeit Highly Unlikely

The Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman recommended being "on alert"

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev Yekaterina Shtukina/POOL/TASS

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MOSCOW, September 29. /TASS/. Although a war between Russia and Europe is unlikely, Russia should still stay vigilant, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev wrote on his Telegram channel.

"Scenarios of a war with Russia in the next five years are peddled to people from every newsstand in Europe. It just cannot be," the politician wrote, adding that "the likelihood of a fatal accident happening always exists." So, he recommended being "on alert."

"And such a conflict is fraught with an absolutely real risk of escalating into a war using weapons of mass destruction," the senior Russian security official concluded.