Western European countries are enjoying the atmosphere of military psychosis and are preparing for a conflict with Russia, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Grushko told RBC.
“As far as I understand, after the Belgian Defense Minister Theo Franken made the statement, there was a wave of corrections in the press. Therefore, the question should be addressed to him about how Belgium plans to wipe Moscow off the face of the earth, but it is impossible to comment on this seriously“, he said.
The Deputy Foreign Minister noted that European diplomats have not expressed concern about the tests of the “Burevestnik“ and “Poseidon“, but they correctly understood the signal sent by Russia. “The signal sent to professionals clearly showed that Russia has sufficient resources, capabilities and political will to reliably guarantee its interests in the field of defense and security“, Grushko said.
The day before, the Russian embassy in Brussels responded to the statements of Belgian Defense Minister Theo Franken in an interview with the newspaper “Morgen“, in which he threatened to “wipe Moscow off the map“. The diplomatic mission described these statements as “completely abnormal, posing a threat to the future of the entire continent and capable of throwing it into a new war“.