Medvedev warned of growing threat of nuclear conflict

The threat of a nuclear conflict has not passed, but has increased, said Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. In his opinion, every day the West delivers weapons to Kyiv, the “nuclear apocalypse” is closer. Fragment with the politician’s statement published in his Telegram channel.

“Has the threat of nuclear conflict passed? No, it hasn’t passed. She has grown. Every day of deliveries of foreign weapons to Ukraine ultimately brings this same nuclear apocalypse closer. I have, you know, a feeling that they [Запад] for the time being they did not believe and did not see the degree of determination of Russia, its president or supreme commander in chief to do what we did. And they miscalculated. The consequences are far more complex than they could be if they were in December [2021 г.] signed documents with us [о гарантиях безопасности]”, – he said, answering questions from Russian journalists and users of VKontakte.

Earlier today during the discussion “A World Without START: What’s Next?” at the site of the international discussion club “Valdai” Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov declaredthat the likelihood of a nuclear conflict today has become the highest in decades. Russia, according to Ryabkov, remains committed to the idea that the world should be safe and free from the nuclear threat.

At the same time, Moscow and Washington now have no common ground on the subject of the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START), he added. According to the diplomat, Russia will be able to return to discussions with the United States on returning to START only after Washington changes its hostile policy in general.

The fact that the UK will supply Ukraine with depleted uranium shells for the Challenger 2 tanks was announced by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Kingdom Annabelle Goldie on March 20. She explained the supply of such ammunition by the fact that they are highly effective in defeating modern tanks and armored vehicles.