The Kremlin appreciated the words of Medvedev about the consequences of defeat for a nuclear power

Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev’s statement on the consequences of the defeat of a nuclear power in a conventional conflict does not mean that Russia is ready to change its defense doctrine and use nuclear weapons. This was announced by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov.

“No, that doesn’t mean at all. This is in full accordance with our nuclear doctrine. Read the nuclear doctrine – there are no contradictions,” he said, answering the question whether Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons and take the escalation to a new level.

Earlier today, Medvedev in his Telegram channel wrotethat the loss of a nuclear power in a conventional conflict could lead to the outbreak of a nuclear war. He pointed out that on January 20, at the American Ramstein air base in Germany, Ukraine’s allies would discuss further assistance to Kyiv, despite the fact that the same issue was also discussed at the economic forum in Davos.

“And it never occurs to any of the poor to draw the following elementary conclusion from this: the loss of a nuclear power in a conventional war can provoke the outbreak of a nuclear war. The nuclear powers have not lost major conflicts on which their fate depends,” Medvedev wrote.

The US and EU countries have been supplying weapons to the Ukrainian side since the start of the special operation February 24, 2022 January 6 Pentagon announced on the allocation of a new and currently the largest package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 3.07 billion. For the first time, Ukraine plans to transfer 50 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) M2 Bradley.

The total amount of officially allocated US military assistance to Kyiv since the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 is now more than $24.9 billion. reportedthat the EU countries have supplied weapons to Ukraine in the amount of 11.5 billion euros.

According to the provisions of the military doctrine, the Russian side can use nuclear weapons if reliable information is received about the launch of ballistic missiles attacking the territory of Russia, if nuclear weapons or other types of weapons of mass destruction are used on the territory of the country.