Russia-West relations going through difficult times yet military scenario inadmissible, impossible - Medvedev
MOSCOW. Nov 11 (Interfax) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has admitted that present-day relations between Russia and the West are far from being ideal but "does not want to recognize a possibility" that events may develop into a military scenario.
"I do not want to recognize this possibility at all. It has nothing to do with who was born when. Very few of the current heads of state actually remember that period [World War II]. This does not change our attitude in the slightest toward the tragedy of military events, to the disasters of war. The planet has survived two world wars. It is obvious that we should not allow ourselves even to think about the possibility of something like that," Medvedev said in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
Speaking of Russia's relations with a number of Western nations, the prime minister admitted "they are indeed far from ideal, as they are going through a difficult period, leading to this talk of a second Cold War."
"But never mind the terminology; what counts is the knowledge that any leader of any state, any commander-in-chief - the president or prime minister of a parliamentary republic - is well aware of the responsibility for such decisions. I think that in the 21st century, this scenario is simply impossible," the Russian prime minister said.
