Dmitri Medvedev, the Vice President of the Russian Security Council, has issued a warning that attempts by Ukraine to reclaim the Crimean peninsula might result in the use of nuclear weapons by the Russian Army. Medvedev explained that under the Russian nuclear containment doctrine, the use of nuclear weapons is permissible if the existence of the Russian state is threatened. He added that any serious attempts to recapture Crimea by force would be considered as such a threat. Medvedev also argued that Ukraine’s dependence on foreign financing means that it is a “failed state” and denied that Ukraine will join the European Union. Finally, he accused NATO of supporting the Kiev regime and accused Ukraine of preparing for offensive operations once morest Russia.
Medvedev, known for his aggressive and even profane statements, recalled that the Russian nuclear containment doctrine provides for the use of nuclear weapons if the existence of the Russian state is threatened.
Attempts by Ukraine to recapture the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia in 2014, might lead to the use of nuclear weapons by the Russian Army, warned today Vice President of the Russian Security Council, Dmitri Medvédev.
“If we talk regarding serious offensives linked to the attempt to recapture Crimea by force, it is totally evident that this will be considered as a reason for the use of any means, including those provided for in the nuclear containment doctrine”, the former Russian president also stated in an interview.
And the attempt to take away part of the Russian state is an attack on its existence, he said.
“Draw your own conclusions: Here, clearly, the conditions for the use of any weapon will be met. Absolutely anyone. And I trust that this is something that our ‘friends’ from across the seas understand”, he added.
However, he took the pulse off Ukraine’s stated intentions to attempt the recapture of Crimea by pointing out that “This is propaganda, you have to see it like this, which is something that is always done in times of war.”
“Especially because the economic situation they are going through, unlike us, is horrible,” asserted.
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Medvedev indicated that kyiv currently subsists thanks to foreign financing and assured that in the event that the war actions end, “Ukraine is not just a ruined country, it is a country totally maintained from the outside, a failed state.”
He denied that Ukraine might soon join the European Union, pointing out that this is “a complete lie”.
“Who needs them in this situation. Therefore, these are only words to reassure the people and the kyiv clique, ”he said.
To emphasize Ukraine’s dependence on the West, Medvedev argued that “without the help of NATO (…), without direct injections of money and without arms supplies, the Kiev regime would not have survived even a week, this is something absolutely evident “. .
“Therefore, the larger the supplies, the more difficult it is naturally. They prepare for offensive operations and this is known by all. Our General Staff takes this into consideration and prepares its solutions.” concluded.
The possibility of Ukraine attempting to recapture Crimea has sparked a strong warning from the Vice President of the Russian Security Council, Dmitri Medvedev. If such an attempt were made, Medvedev warned that it might result in the use of nuclear weapons by the Russian Army, in accordance with the country’s nuclear containment doctrine. While he acknowledged the possibility that this threat might be seen as propaganda, he also highlighted Ukraine’s dependency on foreign financing and the likelihood of it being a failed state without external support. Regardless of the validity of Ukraine’s intentions, Medvedev’s strong statements indicate the severe consequences that might result from any aggression towards Russia.
