Any move by any NATO member state-member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization against Crimea would amount to a declaration of war on Russia and could lead to "the Third World War", former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev declared.
"Declaration of war"
"For us, Crimea is part of Russia. And that means forever. Any attempt to encroach on Crimea is a declaration of war against our country," Medvedev told the online edition of the weekly newspaper Argkumendi ι Fakti (Аргументы и Факты, "Επιχειρήματα και γεγονότα").
"And if this is done by any NATO member state, it will mean war with the whole North Atlantic alliance, World War III. The absolute catastrophe," he added.
Medvedev, deputy chairman of the National Security Council of the Russian Federation, also said that if Finland and Sweden join NATO, Moscow will strengthen security measures on its borders and is "ready for retaliatory measures," which may include the deployment of supersonic Iskander missiles "on their doorstep."
Source: APM
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