[tlozo]

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov emphasized on Friday at a conference that it is not in Moscow's interest to have an open conflict with the United States or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO

Well maybe, he should inform the Russian Defense Minister

Russia announces mobilisation of 300,000 troops, Defence Minister says ‘we are at war with NATO and the collective West’ in Ukraine

https://www.opindia.com/2022/09/russia-announces-mobilisation-of-300000-troops-defence-minister-says-war-with-nato-an-west/

[JonPreston]

Well maybe, he should inform the Russian Defense Minister

He did

[dennisw]

This is ye old good cop bad cop act from Russia. Their top TV media figures howl about nukes and NATO. Then this minster Sergey Ryabkov comes along and says, we actually don’t want war with the USA and NATO.

Prolly Putin feels less tense now, with his craptastic mobilization in motion, and his jive-ass, manipulated elections in Eastern Ukraine.