Should Ukraine win

Kremlin bully again threatens the West with nuclear war

Russia's former President Dmitry Medvedev during a troop exercise

(Bild: APA/AFP/SPUTNIK/Yekaterina SHTUKINA)

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has once again threatened the West with all-out nuclear war if Russia is pushed back to its 1991 borders. The current deputy chairman of the Security Council reiterated his well-known position on Telegram on Sunday that "nuclear powers never lose a war" as long as they defend their homeland.

In a short thought experiment, he discussed the case of Ukraine's success in this war. In his opinion, the return of Ukraine to its old borders would contradict the Russian constitution, especially as the conquered territories in eastern Ukraine and Crimea had already been annexed as integral parts of Russia.

Malice against the West
"And now to the main question: do these idiots (in the West) really believe that the Russian people would accept such a disintegration of their country?" wrote Medvedev. Instead, the Russian armed forces would deploy their entire arsenal and attack not only Kiev but also Washington, Berlin or London. "To all the other beautiful historical places that were entered long ago as targets of our nuclear triad," Medvedev emphasized.

And now to the main question: do these idiots really believe that the Russian people would accept such a disintegration of their country?

Der frühere russische Präsident Dmitri Medwedew

Medvedev was considered a liberal, moderate politician during his term as head of the Kremlin (2008-2012). Since the start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine almost two years ago, he has turned extremist and is now one of the fiercest critics of the West.

There are no concrete indications that Russia's leadership is actually planning to use nuclear weapons.

President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of the neighboring country two years ago. Despite several setbacks, Russia continues to occupy around a fifth of Ukraine, including the Crimean peninsula, which it annexed in 2014, and currently considers itself to be on the winning path.