02/11/2024
Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's former president and now Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, recently issued a strong warning to the United States, advising it to take Russia's nuclear statements seriously to prevent the escalation of conflict into World War III. Speaking on November 1, 2024, Medvedev criticized the current U.S. administration for assuming that Russia would refrain from using nuclear options, describing this belief as dangerously misguided. He suggested that U.S. and European leaders lack the strategic insight demonstrated by past figures like Henry Kissinger.
Medvedev’s remarks come as the war in Ukraine enters what Russian officials consider a critical and volatile phase, with Russian forces making advances in eastern Ukraine. Moscow has indicated it may respond with force if the West provides Ukraine with longer-range weapons that could strike Russian territory. Medvedev reiterated that, if Russia’s survival as a state were at stake, it would act decisively. This rhetoric underscores growing tensions as both sides prepare for potential escalation amid worsening U.S.-Russia relations, which American officials say are at their lowest point since the Cold War
ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
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CYPRUS MAIL
