Medvedev shifts stance: Kremlin's nuclear rhetoric softened

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Posted on 11/23/2024 12:54:27 PM PST by marcusmaximus

The Vice Chairman of Russia's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, who had previously repeatedly threatened the West with nuclear weapons, has unexpectedly changed his rhetoric. "We would not want something like this to ever happen. There are no madmen in the Russian leadership," he stated.

Medvedev emphasised that Moscow views the use of nuclear weapons only as a "last resort" and stated that the threshold for their use has been verified considering "existing risks".

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Since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Medvedev has become one of the main spokespeople for the Kremlin's aggressive rhetoric, repeatedly threatening the West with nuclear war and the "end of civilisation".

Among the world capitals he threatened with nuclear attack were specifically Washington, Paris, and London. Following the US approval for Ukraine's use of American long-range missiles to attack military targets on Russian territory, Medvedev announced the imminent start of World War III.

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