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The statements of the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry were made in an interview with the Internet project “Menshova Herself” against the backdrop of tense relations between the Russian Federation and European countries.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that European leaders are creating the impression of readiness for war with Russia.
Lavrov recalled the words of Vladimir Putin that if Europe attacks Russia, the war will be very short.
MOSCOW, September 8 – RIA Novosti. European leaders are “getting wild” with statements about their readiness for war with Russia, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
“As for European impudence, they are so cocky that they create the impression that whatever they decide will be so. They say that by 2030 they should already be ready to fight against our country,” he said in an interview with the Internet project “Menshova Herself.”
He recalled the words of Vladimir Putin that if Europe attacks Russia, the war will be very short.

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