Nuclear references from Russia’s ex-president
The former president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev today referred to the possibility of using nuclear weapons and ruled out in advance the possibility of international justice imposing sanctions against Moscow while the International Criminal Court investigates the war crimes allegedly committed by the Russian military in Ukraine.
“Even the idea of ​​blackmailing the country that has the largest nuclear arsenal in the world is absurd. And this potentially creates a threat to the existence of humanity”Medvedev, who is now vice-chairman of Russia’s powerful Security Council, wrote on his Telegram account.
Subsequently succeeded against the USwhich he accused of wanting to drag Russia before international courts, despite the fact that Washington has never been punished for the wars it has waged around the world, which, according to Medvedev, have killed 20 million people.
Medvedev, who served as Russia’s president from 2008 to 2012 when Putin briefly left the Kremlin due to term limits on presidents, was previously considered a moderate figure. But after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he has assumed the role of one of the harshest critics of Western countries.
Now he often makes provocative statements and has called Russia’s opponents “old-timers” and “outcasts.”
The ICC is investigating Russia’s alleged war crimes in Ukraine, which Moscow regularly denies, pointing the blame at Kyiv.
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