"Of course, we are not curious in the global conflict. We're not crazy! (...) Who needs a global conflict? - [said the politician, quoted by TASS.](https://tass.com/politics/2080035) Medvedev besides added that Russia was not truly curious in starting a ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine. He stressed what could be considered an effort to justify the Kremlin's actions, that the West and NATO have repeatedly disregarded the views and interests of the safety of the Russian Federation.