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Russia’s Medvedev threatens to nuke US, UK, Germany, Ukraine if Russia loses occupied territories.
Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, on Feb. 18 threatened to use
nuclear weapons against the U.S., the U.K., Germany, and Ukraine if Moscow loses all occupied
Ukrainian territories.
"Attempts to restore Russia's 1991 borders will lead only to one thing - a global war with Western
countries with the use of our entire strategic (nuclear) arsenal against Kyiv, Berlin, London, and
Washington. And against all other beautiful historic places that have long been included in the
flight targets of our nuclear triad," Medvedev said in a reference to the triad of intercontinental
ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and strategic bombers with nuclear weapons.
In his latest post, Medvedev said that a potential defeat of Russia in the war against Ukraine
and the “disintegration of the country” may trigger a nuclear war.
Medvedev had previously portrayed himself as a liberal but has become one of Russia's most
aggressive pro-war hawks since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.
He has increasingly played the role formerly filled by the late politician Vladmir Zhirinovsky,
famous for his flamboyant and aggressive buffoonery.
Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, on Feb. 18 threatened to use
nuclear weapons against the U.S., the U.K., Germany, and Ukraine if Moscow loses all occupied
Ukrainian territories.
"Attempts to restore Russia's 1991 borders will lead only to one thing - a global war with Western
countries with the use of our entire strategic (nuclear) arsenal against Kyiv, Berlin, London, and
Washington. And against all other beautiful historic places that have long been included in the
flight targets of our nuclear triad," Medvedev said in a reference to the triad of intercontinental
ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and strategic bombers with nuclear weapons.
In his latest post, Medvedev said that a potential defeat of Russia in the war against Ukraine
and the “disintegration of the country” may trigger a nuclear war.
Medvedev had previously portrayed himself as a liberal but has become one of Russia's most
aggressive pro-war hawks since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.
He has increasingly played the role formerly filled by the late politician Vladmir Zhirinovsky,
famous for his flamboyant and aggressive buffoonery.
