Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev took up the matter of nuclear weapons and Ukraine in a posting on his Telegram channel this morning. “We will do everything we can to prevent nuclear weapons from appearing in neighboring countries that are hostile to us. For example, Nazi Ukraine, which is directly controlled by NATO countries these days,” he wrote, reported TASS. At the same time, Medvedev stressed that “there is no point in counting on the reason and political will of the Kiev regime.’
“But there is still a fragile hope for the common sense and sense of self-preservation of the enemy countries that indulge them [the Kiev authorities]. They understand: if the threat to Russia exceeds the established danger limit, we will have to respond. Without asking anyone’s permission, without much consultation. And this is definitely not a bluff,” Medvedev concluded.
Medvedev asserted that NATO will not interfere if Russia uses nuclear weapons in response to Ukrainian aggression, and Kiev must realize this to some degree. “Let’s imagine that Russia is forced to use its most formidable weapons against the Ukrainian regime, which has committed a large-scale act of aggression that is endangering the very existence of our state. I believe that NATO will not directly interfere in the conflict even in this scenario,” Medvedev wrote.
