# Medvedev says EU leaders are trying to drag Europe into war with Russia

https://mins.news/en/item/78590

- TASS, 2026-09-29 12:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2194531

> Dmitry Medvedev said today’s shortsighted European leaders are doing everything possible to pull their countries into a war with Russia, which he described as the largest conflict since 1945. He said the risk of a new global conflict is now the highest since 1945, contrasting them with Silvio Berlusconi’s understanding of Russia’s place in the world.

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