Moscow: Dmitry Medvedev, prime minister of Russia, warned the West on Thursday against launching ‘hasty wars’ which can escalate to a nuclear war.
“Sometimes these [military] actions—which undermine state sovereignty—could result in a fully-fledged regional war, and even—although I do not want to scare anyone—the use of a nuclear weapon,” AFP quoted him as saying.
US Attorney General Eric Holder and some other top international dignitaries and legal scholars also made speeches during the event Saint Petersburg.
Russia has been critical of with the Western powers over ongoing violence management in Syria, which has caused many deaths over the past year.
Moscow, along with Beijing, has so far vetoed two anti-Syria resolutions, saying a solution to the Syrian crisis must be sought through political dialogue, Press TV reported.
Last year Russia was also against Nato-led war in Libya, which resulted in many civilians deaths after Muammar Gaddafi ouster.
On May 7, Dmitry Medvedev replaced Russia’s newly-elected President Vladimir Putin as Russia’s prime minister.
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