Medvedev denies' Russia intends to attack Europe ' According to a report by Golden Finance, on September 12th, Dmitry Medvedev, Vice Chairman of the Russian Federation Security Council and Chairman of the United Russia Party, stated on September 11th that Russia has no military targets against Europe. The European leadership's claim that "Russia intends to attack Europe" is a defense of its aid policy to Ukraine, seeking to defeat Russia in geopolitics. In a video posted on social media that day, Medvedev said that European countries are currently facing pressure on their livelihoods, and the European leadership is fabricating the "Russian threat theory" to explain to the public why they need to invest a large amount of funds to assist Ukraine. He said that hyping up the "Russian threat theory" is the best way to continue raising funds for this war. Medvedev also said that the Russian national leadership does not have a new round of military mobilization plan because it is completely unnecessary, and the progress of contract soldier recruitment has "reached or even exceeded" the expected targets in early September. All claims about a new round of mobilization are "lies and provocations" aimed at inciting public sentiment in Russia before the elections for the State Duma (lower house of parliament). Xinhua News Agency