“Moscow’s response to Kiev’s attacks on Crimea or any Russian territory within the country will be harsh and convincing.” This was expressed by Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of the Security Council of Russia, as reported by the Tass agency. “Our response could be any,” the former president said, adding that President Vladimir Putin “said it quite firmly.”
Medvedev said that Russia did not impose any restrictions on him and that he could use any weapon “in accordance with the Russian nuclear doctrine” depending on the nature of the threat. According to Russian nuclear doctrine, Russia may use nuclear weapons if nuclear or other weapons are used against the nation or its allies, if it receives verified information that ballistic missiles have been launched to attack Russia or its allies, in case of enemy influence on vital structures. nuclear action for the response and if the existence of the state is at stake, in the case of conventional attack against Russia. Medvedev went on to say that providing Ukraine with more advanced weapons would only trigger more retaliatory attacks from Moscow.
“All of Ukraine under the Kyiv administration will burn,” Naadana Fridrikhson, leader of Putin’s party United Russia, told reporters in a written interview. Fridrikhson asked the politician, who has become one of the country’s leading hawks as vice-chairman of the Security Council, whether the use of longer-range weapons would force Russia to negotiate with Kyiv. “The result will be the opposite,” Medvedev replied in a comment on Fridrikhson’s Telegram channel. “Only the moral fanatics who have enough in both the White House and the Capitol (headquarters of the U.S. Congress, ed) can think this way”. The Pentagon said yesterday that a new rocket that will double Ukraine’s range has been included in a $2,175 billion US military aid package.
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