Former Russian president threatens Ukraine with nukes

Repeating the usual Kremlin narrative, he said that a Ukrainian victory in the war would lead to Russia’s collapse, concluding that extreme measures might be required to stave that off.

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“If Russia doesn’t win, then, apparently, Ukraine will,” said Medvedev.

“Ukraine’s goal in the war was stated – the return of all territories that previously belonged to it. Which means seizing them from Russia. This is a threat to the existence of our state, and it means the collapse of Russia as it is today. It is also a direct reason for applying Clause 19 of the Fundamentals of the State Policy of the Russian Federation in the field of nuclear deterrence.”

At the same time, Medvedev alleged that a nuclear strike on Ukraine is supposedly exactly what Ukraine is aiming for, along with its Western partners.

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“What is this, if not a direct provocation of a world war with use of nuclear weapons?” Medvedev wrote.

“Let's call it what it is. Western countries are pushing the world towards a global war.”

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