Reference News Network, October 2 report - According to the Russian Sputnik news agency, on October 2, the U.S. Department of State said that it is the last thing they want for NATO to be involved in a war with Russia.

The Fox News Channel quoted an unnamed U.S. Department of State official as saying: "We do not want NATO to be involved in a war with Russia at all."

This official added that only God knows how such a conflict would end.

He said that a war does not necessarily start with a "big explosion"; instead, conflicts escalate and eventually turn into a "toxic spiral."

The report mentioned that in recent years, Russia has repeatedly pointed out that NATO is conducting "unprecedented" activities near its western border. Moscow has also repeatedly expressed concerns about NATO's expansion of forces in Europe. The Kremlin stated that Russia does not pose a threat, but will not ignore actions that threaten Russia.

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