Medvedev warns of nuclear war if Russia defeated in Ukraine

MOSCOW, 20 January 2023, (TON): Dmitry Medvedev, an outspoken former Russian president who is close to Vladimir Putin, has warned NATO that Moscow’s defeat in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war.

“The defeat of a nuclear power in a conventional war may trigger a nuclear war,” Medvedev, who serves as deputy chairman of Putin’s powerful security council, said in a post on the Telegram messaging app.

“Nuclear powers have never lost major conflicts on which their fate depends,” said Medvedev, who served as president from 2008 to 2012.

He also said “the military alliance and other Western defence leaders, due to meet at Ramstein Air Base in Germany to discuss support for Ukraine, should consider the risks of their policy.”

The Kremlin was quick to endorse Medvedev’s remarks, saying they were in full accordance with Moscow’s principles.

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