President's Press Secretary: World War II Began Like This
On September 27, in response to the warnings from the ambassadors of the UK, Germany, and France that "Russia's military aircraft would be shot down if they entered NATO airspace," Russian President's press secretary Peskov said the proposal was irresponsible. He also refuted the claim that "Russia violated airspace," emphasizing that all Russian flights followed international rules. When a journalist asked what Russia would do if NATO actually acted this way, he said he did not want to discuss the topic and instead turned around and asked NATO: "If you can't respond properly, at least stop flattering Trump." He then warned, "World War II started like this."
Peskov's words were quite straightforward: NATO said that if they entered airspace, they would shoot them down, and he directly responded, "That's too unreliable," and said, "We have not violated airspace at all; our flights are all in compliance." When a journalist asked what would happen if it actually came to a fight, he didn't answer directly, but instead took a detour to point out to NATO: "If you can't respond properly, at least don't keep flattering Trump." Finally, he made a strong statement, "World War II began like this" — meaning "Don't push too hard, because if it escalates, no one can take responsibility." He also subtly pointed out the small conflicts between the US and Europe. It showed a kind of attitude where "if you're tough, I'll be tough too, but let's not actually start a fight."
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