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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that Europe could not afford a war against Russia but that if its leaders made the mistake of triggering one then it could escalate into a conflict with weapons of mass destruction.
Russia, Medvedev said on Telegram, does not need such a war, including with "frigid old Europe".
"They simply cannot afford a war with Russia," Medvedev said of European powers, adding that "the possibility of a fatal accident always exists."
"And such a conflict has an absolutely real risk of escalating into a war using weapons of mass destruction," Medvedev, who is now deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said.
(Reporting by Reuters, Writing by Felix Light; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
Medvedev warned that Europe cannot afford a war against Russia and emphasized the possibility of a fatal accident.
He stated that such a conflict could escalate into a war involving weapons of mass destruction.
Dmitry Medvedev is currently the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council.
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