"Of course, we are not curious in a global conflict. We are 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 launching a "special military operation" in Ukraine. He stressed, which can be considered an effort to justify the Kremlin's actions, that the West and NATO have repeatedly failed to take into account the opinion and safety interests of the Russian Federation.