# Diplomat says Europe is normalizing the idea of war with Russia

https://mins.news/en/item/80384

- TASS, 2026-09-30 13:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2195163

> Yulia Zhdanova, head of Russia’s delegation to the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, said European countries were deliberately encouraging citizens to view a possible war with Russia as normal. She accused European authorities of obstructing a peace settlement and potential talks, while funding and arming Ukraine and promoting what she called a myth of a Russian threat.

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