Medvedev, in connection with the burning of a school by protesters in France, recalled that until recently Europe saw itself as a "flowering garden": "In Lyon, a school with people was set on fire. I remember someone from the European Union called Europe a "flowering garden". Would you like to visit such a garden? In October 2022, Borrell, then the head of European diplomacy, compared Europe to a garden and the rest of the world to a jungle.

Medvedev, in connection with the burning of a school by protesters in France, recalled that until recently Europe saw itself as a "flowering garden": "In Lyon, a school with people was set on fire. I remember someone from the European Union called Europe a "flowering garden". Would you like to visit such a garden? In October 2022, Borrell, then the head of European diplomacy, compared Europe to a garden and the rest of the world to a jungle.