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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday threatened nuclear attacks on Western leaders who want to send troops to Ukraine, stepping up his increasingly hostile rhetoric against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Medvedev: “There is a growing chorus of irresponsible bastards from Western elites calling for troops to be sent to countries that don’t exist.” he wrote in a social media message.
He pointed to leaders and politicians from the United States, Britain, France, the Baltic states and Poland who have floated the idea of supplying troops to Kiev.
Medvedev said any deployment of NATO troops was essentially a direct involvement in the war, and Russia must respond “not within Ukraine’s borders.”
“In that case, they won’t be able to hide in the Reichstag, nor in the Elysée Palace, nor in No. 10 Downing Street. It would be a global catastrophe,” Medvedev added.
The president, who served as president from 2008 to 2012, cited retaliation as the reason Russia recently began training for the “use of non-strategic nuclear weapons.”
monday russia Training using tactical nuclear weapons announced near Ukrainesaid it was being held in response to recent “threats” from the West.
Strategic nuclear weapons are weapons usually launched by intercontinental ballistic missiles. The type Medvedev mentioned typically has a small yield and can still be destructive, but it can be transported by a variety of means, including short-range missiles and trucks.
Russia is using the threat of nuclear war to demonstrate its stance against countries that support Ukraine, and there is a possibility that non-strategic nuclear weapons may be used if certain red lines set by Russia are crossed. It has been repeatedly mentioned that there is.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin said in March that Western countries “must realize that we too have weapons capable of attacking targets on our own territory.”
But the threats have also been classified as a bluff by Western leaders, who say the Kremlin hopes to scare away Ukraine’s allies.
Meanwhile, NATO continues to supply Ukraine. $168 billion In arms, armaments, and other forms of assistance. Last month, the United States approved a $61 billion aid package for Kiev, which Ukraine claims is essential to maintain a defensive position against Russian advances.
As for Medvedev, the former president has been vocal in his support for war since Russia invaded Ukraine. He regularly calls on social media for extreme measures to address perceived Western grievances, such as the hypersonic missile attack on The Hague following the issuance of a warrant for Putin’s arrest.
In April, he said there should be “the highest bounties” on the heads of NATO soldiers sent to Ukraine.
NATO has not sent troops to Ukraine and has said it has no serious plans to do so, although some alliance leaders have said they may be open to such a possibility.
For example, French President Emmanuel Macron has repeatedly said that he would not rule out sending troops to help Kiev. Medvedev often responded directly to Macron, insulting him on social media in English, Russian and French.
Experts on Russian politics previously told Business Insider’s Sinead Baker that Medvedev’s hostile comments may be an attempt to impress Putin.
“Medvedev is like one of the weaker men in Tony Soprano’s circle, who just has to do terrible things to appease the boss,” said Edward Lucas, a senior adviser at the Center for European Policy Analysis. he said.
Mr. Medvedev currently serves as deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council.