Do not forget: Russia's Medvedev warns France of real war
India Today
Russian minister Dmitry Medvedev warned France that sometimes economic wars turn into real wars.
As the battle in Ukraine intensifies, the war of words between world leaders too is picking up steam. Former Russian President and the deputy chair of Russia's security council Dmitry Medvedev had some stern words for France's finance minister.
Taking to Twitter, Medvedev wrote: "Today, some French minister has said that they declared an economic war on Russia. Watch your tongue, gentlemen! And don’t forget that in human history, economic wars quite often turned into real ones."
Today, some French minister has said that they declared an economic war on Russia. Watch your tongue, gentlemen! And don’t forget that in human history, economic wars quite often turned into real ones
The Russian minister's comment was a response to a statement made by French finance minister Bruno Le Maire during an interview to a French television. Le Maire said, "We will bring about the collapse of the Russian economy," BBC news quoted him as saying.
Further, Le Maire acknowledged that ordinary Russians would also suffer from the impact of the sanctions, "but we don't know how we can handle this differently", AFP reported, citing his interview.
Medvedev was president of Russia from 2008 to 2012 and prime minister from 2012 to 2020. The tweet was shared in French as well as in English.
Meanwhile, Kremlin said there is no plan at the moment for President Putin to speak to Ukraine's Zelenskyy. As the war rages on for the sixth day.
