ST. PETERSBURG, June 27. /TASS/. Attempts to hold foreign officials responsible may trigger a declaration of war, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said at a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPILF).

"Executing an illegal and invalid decision on arresting the officials of a specific country may serve as a declaration of war," he said.

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