 Medvedev, the consequences of a clash between Russian and American armies will be monstrous. The consequences of the clash of the Russian and American armies in the world will be monstrous. This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev. According to Medvedev, in the event of a real clash between the leading world powers, it will be impossible to understand which of them won. If these armies start a war, how will we determine the winner? It is quite obvious that in this case there will be no winner, the politician said. The American army, in my opinion, would be considered the first in the world at the very least during the period of time when it actually fought on the ground, he stated. This was the case during the Vietnam War, he claimed, but added that the conflict itself was not just and involved killings of Vietnamese people who had nothing to do with the conflict, for which the US was never held accountable. Russia's military action in Ukraine is different, Medvedev claimed, because we are fighting for our people on our land. Moscow's true opponent is not regime in Kiev, but rather NATO, with 3.6 million troops and an economy fueled by a population of 800 million, which provides vehicles, weapons and money to Kiev. They are certainly involved in this hybrid conflict and are not even hiding it, the former president said. He envisions a demilitarized sanitary cordon along the Russian border, some 70 kilometers to 100 kilometers deep, which would ensure that Ukraine cannot attack its territory. Moscow is prepared to push forward for as long as necessary, he warned. If we have to get to Kiev, we will. If we have to get to Lviv, so be it. Anything to eliminate this plague, he declared.