New Nuclear Threats: Medvedev Warns of Risk of Conflict with NATO

New nuclear threats were launched today by one of President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies. The former president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev warned the West today that the growing military support provided to Ukraine from the US and its allies is in danger of provoking a conflict between Russia and the NATO military alliance.

Medvedev, who is now vice-president of the country’s Security Council, said such a conflict with the NATO always carries the risk of turning into a nuclear war.

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“The fact that NATO countries are sending weapons to Ukraine, training troops to use Western equipment, sending mercenaries, as well as Allied exercises near our borders increase the likelihood of a direct and open conflict between NATO and Russia.” Medvedev states in a post on the Telegram application, as broadcast by Reuters and rebroadcast by the Athenian News Agency.

“Such a conflict always carries the risk of turning into a conflict“Nuclear war,” said Medvedev. “That would be a disastrous scenario for everyone.”

Russia and the United States are by far the largest nuclear powers in the world. Russia has 6,257 nuclear warheads, while NATO’s three nuclear powers – the United States, the United Kingdom and France – together have 6,065 nuclear warheads, according to the Washington-based Arms Control Association.

Source: News Beast

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