India, Sept. 29 -- Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned Europe on Monday that if EU leaders make the mistake of triggering a war against Moscow, then it could escalate into a conflict with "weapons of mass destruction".

In a post on Telegram, Medvedev reportedly said that Russia does not need such a war, including with "frigid old Europe". He said that the European powers "simply cannot afford a war with Russia", adding that the possibility of a "fatal accident always exists".

Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said, "And such a conflict has an absolutely real risk of escalating into a war using weapons of mass destruction," Reuters reported.

Earlier this week, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov ...