According to a report by RIA Novosti on September 16, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Europe in his speech at the World Youth Festival that a large-scale war with Russia would have serious consequences. He also talked about Russian-American relations and the prospects for negotiations on Ukraine. Lavrov pointed out that preparations for a possible war with Russia have become the hottest topic of speeches by European elites. He said, “I want to emphasize that we have no interest in this, but if Europe invades the Russian Federation, it will be a completely different war, and this war will be very short.” He said that Europeans are openly discussing plans to deploy some kind of military force in Ukraine, while trying their best to ensure that the country's openly anti-Russian Nazi regime continues to govern. Lavrov stressed that Russia, as always, is continuing to complete the tasks it proposed at the beginning of the special military operation aimed at eliminating the root causes of the conflict.

According to a report by RIA Novosti on September 16, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Europe in his speech at the World Youth Festival that a large-scale war with Russia would have serious consequences. He also talked about Russian-American relations and the prospects for negotiations on Ukraine. Lavrov pointed out that preparations for a possible war with Russia have become the hottest topic of speeches by European elites. He said, “I want to emphasize that we have no interest in this, but if Europe invades the Russian Federation, it will be a completely different war, and this war will be very short.” He said that Europeans are openly discussing plans to deploy some kind of military force in Ukraine, while trying their best to ensure that the country's openly anti-Russian Nazi regime continues to govern. Lavrov stressed that Russia, as always, is continuing to complete the tasks it proposed at the beginning of the special military operation aimed at eliminating the root causes of the conflict.