TREE NEWS update: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on September 26 that claims Russia wants war with Europe are “nonsense,” telling a press conference after his UN General Assembly speech that Moscow has no intention of a military conflict with Europe. He said it is Europe that is preparing for war with Russia, citing European pledges to be ready for conflict by 2030 and heavy spending on weapons. Lavrov added that Russia maintains contacts with some EU states and NATO, but that the content of those talks will not be made public.
Lavrov: Claims Russia Wants War With Europe Are ‘Nonsense’
AI take
The significance lies less in the denial itself than in the framing: Moscow is casting European rearmament timelines as the aggressive side while keeping its own diplomatic channels opaque. That asymmetry matters for European defense planners and for markets pricing geopolitical risk into energy and defense assets. The open question is whether back-channel contacts with some EU states and NATO produce anything visible, or remain a talking point rather than a de-escalation signal.
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