The Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council and former President Medvedev wrote in an article ahead of the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany that only by instilling a "bestial fear" of unacceptable losses in Germany and indeed the entire "unified Europe" can their potential attack on Russia be deterred.
Moscow has condemned what it calls the EU's "reckless militarization," accusing Western governments of attempting to inflict strategic defeat on Russia while trying to turn Russia into a "model external enemy" to divert attention from domestic issues.
Medvedev wrote: "It is well known that someone is trying to impose upon us the doctrine of 'peace through strength.' Our response must therefore be: 'Security for Russia through the bestial fear of Europe.'
Last May, just days after the world commemorated the 80th anniversary of the fall of the Third Reich, German Chancellor Merkel publicly vowed to transform Germany’s military into the "most powerful conventional army in Europe."
Last month, the German Ministry of Defense unveiled a plan aiming to build an army of 460,000 active-duty personnel by 2039—the centenary of Hitler’s invasion of Poland. German and other EU officials have repeatedly mentioned 2029 as the final deadline for being "prepared for war" in the first phase of a potential conflict with Russia.
Medvedev stated: "Negotiations, goodwill, good intentions, and unilateral measures to build trust cannot serve as tools to prevent genocide. The only guarantee lies in forcing Germany and the 'unified Europe' it supports to understand unequivocally that launching a 'Barbarossa 2.0' would inevitably result in losses they cannot withstand—that must become their unshakable conviction."
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