Medvedev also said "vulnerable and divided" Europe is unprepared for a war with Russia, calling its citizens "inert and pampered," adding that they "don’t want to fight for any common ideals, or even for their own land."

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Monday (Sep 29) signed a law pulling Russia out of a European anti-torture convention, continuing Moscow’s withdrawal from Western institutions since the start of its war in Ukraine.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned Monday that Europe cannot afford a war with Russia, but said any such conflict could escalate to the use

Russia gets the microphone at the U.N. world leaders' meeting Saturday, three years into an invasion of Ukraine that the international community has broadly deplored and a that powerful member newly says Ukraine can repel.

That campaign now seems to be migrating into the skies above Europe. For decades Russia has occasionally strayed into the national airspace of NATO allies, which follows national borders and extends 12 nautical miles from a country’s shoreline.

NATO scrambles to counter Russian drones and airspace violations. Poland vows shootdowns, but allies fear escalation as Europe shoulders defence burden.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law denouncing the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, according to a government website.

European diplomats have privately warned the Kremlin that NATO is prepared to respond to further violations of its airspace by Russian aircraft, including by shooting them down. Source: Bloomberg, as reported by European Pravda Details: According to Bloomberg,