Medvedev called the risk of global conflict still very high.

Currently, the risk of global conflict is quite high. This was announced on February 2 by Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council.

"Unfortunately, a global conflict is not excluded. I believe that the danger is very great, and it is not decreasing," he said in an interview with TASS.

Medvedev noted that although contacts with the United States have been resumed and the parties are consulting on a number of issues, including the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, the overall situation in the world remains very dangerous.

According to him, events can develop according to an uncontrolled scenario, when one strike will trigger a response, which can eventually lead to a global and devastating conflict for all.

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