Lavrov threatens Europe with a "very short war" if Russia is attacked

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that if Europe were to attack the Russian Federation, the resulting war would be "completely different" and "very short." He made the remark on Wednesday during a panel discussion at the International Youth Festival in Yekaterinburg, according to the Interfax news agency.

"We have repeatedly said that we have no intention of attacking Europe. The president recently addressed this topic again in detail and stressed that we have no interest in doing so. But if Europe — which talks every day about preparing for war against Russia — attacks the Russian Federation, that will be an entirely different war, and it will be very short," Lavrov said.

He added that he hopes this warning has been heard in European capitals, as well as by the bodies currently attempting to speak on behalf of a unified Europe.

Not the first such threat

A day earlier, Kremlin aide Nikolai Patrushev made a similarly toned statement, threatening to destroy Warsaw within two to three days if Poland were drawn into a potential conflict with Russia.

Patrushev was responding to comments by Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, who said NATO's overwhelming air superiority would allow the alliance to quickly defeat Russia in the event of a Russian attack.

Source: novinky.cz