Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president and an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said in comments published on Monday that the West’s continued supply of weapons to Ukraine risks a global nuclear catastrophe, reiterating his threat of war. nuclear against Kiev.
Medvedev’s apocalyptic rhetoric has been seen as an attempt to prevent the US-led Western military alliance North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Kiev’s western allies from becoming further involved in the year-long war that has caused setbacks in Moscow on the battlefield.
The latest comments from Medvedev, who serves as vice chairman of Putin’s powerful security council, come after the Russian leader’s nuclear warning last week and his comments on Sunday.
He called Moscow’s confrontation with the West an existential battle for the survival of Russia and the Russian people.
“Of course, arms shipments could continue… and preclude any possibility of resuming negotiations,” Medvedev said in comments published in the Izvestia newspaper.
“Our enemies are doing just that, not wanting to understand that their goals will surely lead to a complete fiasco. Loss for everyone. A meltdown. Apocalypse. Where you forget your previous life for centuries, until the rubble stops emitting radiation.”
Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna dismissed Medvedev’s comments as “inflammatory rhetoric”.
“Unfortunately, Mr. Medvedev has long accustomed us to irresponsible and outrageous statements that in no way reflect reality,” she said.
Source: CNN Brasil
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