Pushkov criticized Carter's statement about the risk of an "accidental" war between the West and Russia

“Are 4,000 migrants threatening Britain now?

Or is the reason completely different, and this is the Western alliance, militarily, getting closer to Russia - in the Black and Baltic Seas, in Ukraine, in the Baltic States? ”He wrote in his Telegram channel.

In his opinion, the situation has worsened a long time ago, and the refugees are not the reason.

“The war has already become icy,” summed up Pushkov.

Earlier, Carter said that the likelihood of a conflict between Russia and Western countries is higher today than during the Cold War.

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