Medvedev also warned that Moscow She has the right to reply "Without much consultation" With rising tension with the West over referendums held in the vast swaths of Ukrainian-controlled areas Russia.
Medvedev periodically issued aggressive statements about the West andUkraine In recent months, confirming his transformation from a seemingly Western-oriented liberal as president between 2008 and 2012 to a hawkish geopolitical viewer.
Medvedev confirms that "nuclear threat Not a hoax" Also in response to the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskywho stated on Monday that "not believe" That the Russian president Vladimir Putin، "deceptive"when he said that Moscow would be ready to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia.
Putin had announced, in a televised speech last week, that Moscow would use "All available means" To protect Russia and its people if its territorial integrity is threatened.
Zelensky, who previously downplayed such warnings as nuclear blackmail, told CNN "CBS News"Sunday, "Look, yesterday it was probably a hoax, now, it could be true".
It is indicated that United State warned of "catastrophic consequences" If Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
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Medvedev also warned that Moscow It has the right to respond “without much consultation” as tensions mount with the West over referendums held in the vast swaths of Ukraine it controls. Russia.
Medvedev periodically issued aggressive statements about the West andUkraine In recent months, confirming his transformation from a seemingly Western-oriented liberal as president between 2008 and 2012 to a hawkish geopolitical viewer.
Medvedev confirms that “nuclear threat Not a hoax” also in response to the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskywho said Monday that he “does not believe” that the Russian president Vladimir Putin“deceptive”, when he said that Moscow would be willing to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia.
In a televised speech last week, Putin announced that Moscow would use “all available means” to protect Russia and its people if its territorial integrity was threatened.
“Look, maybe yesterday it was a hoax, now, it could be true,” Zelensky, who previously downplayed such warnings as nuclear blackmail, told CBS News on Sunday.
It is indicated that United State She warned of “catastrophic consequences” if Russia used nuclear weapons in Ukraine.