a country that began the military invasion of Ukrainian territory on February 24, 2022, considers that Europe and the European Union are “the main obstacles to peace” in Ukraine.
This is what the Russian Foreign Minister expressed, Sergey Lavrovin an interview with the Russian news agency TASS in which he also expressed that both Europe and the “do not hide their intention to fight Russia on the battlefield.”
In Lavrov’s opinion, “after the coming to power of a new administration in the United States, “Europe and the European Union have become the main obstacles to peace.”
The Russian Foreign Minister has assured that his country has no intention of attacking the old continent. “My message to European politicians who seem to have difficulty accepting this reality is to repeat once again that “There is no reason to fear that Russia will attack anyone.”Lavrov highlighted.
However, the highest representative of Russian diplomacy wanted to send a clear message warning that “If someone thought about attacking Russia, they would expose themselves to a devastating blow.”
NATO warns of a possible Russian attack
Despite these statements by Sergei Lavrov stating that Russia does not have in mind attacking Europe, since they do believe that the country chaired by Vladimir Putin could have the old continent as its next objective once the war in Ukraine comes to an end.
In that sense, the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutteduring a speech in mid-December at a Munich Security Conference event, warned that “with its war economy, “Russia could be ready to use military force against NATO within five years.”
