Tag: Dmitry Medvedev

Russian Military Goals Unaffected by Outcome of NATO Summit: Moscow

The outcome of this week’s NATO summit in Lithuania has not affected Russia’s military objectives as they pertain to Ukraine, according to Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of the Russian Security Council. “The special military operation will continue with its goals unchanged,” Mr. Medvedev, who has previously served as both Russia’s president and prime minister, said…


Arresting Putin Abroad on ICC Warrant Would Be ‘Declaration of War’: Top Russian Official

Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president now serving as deputy chairman of the country’s security council, said on Thursday that any attempts to arrest President Vladimir Putin on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) warrant of war crimes would be considered a “declaration of war” against the country. “Just imagine—clearly that such a situation that is…


Russian Nuclear Weapons Can Be Used to Defend Captured Ukraine Regions, Kremlin Warns

A top Russian official on Thursday warned that nuclear weapons could be used to defend annexed Ukrainian regions, days after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech announcing the partial mobilization of national forces. “The Donbas republics and other territories will be accepted into Russia,” former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, the current deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council,…


‘Accidents Can Happen at European Nuclear Plants Too,’ Russian Ex-president Says

LONDON—Russian ex-president Dmitry Medvedev issued a veiled threat on Friday to Ukraine’s Western allies who have accused Russia of creating the risk of a nuclear catastrophe by stationing forces around the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia power station. Ukraine has accused Russia of firing at Ukrainian towns from the site in the knowledge that Ukrainian forces could not…


Russia May Use Nuclear Weapons in Conventional Arms Conflict, Medvedev Warns

Dmitry Medvedev, former president of Russia and current deputy head of its security council, on Saturday said Moscow could resort to a nuclear strike even in a conventional arms conflict, with his remarks coming just days after he warned of a nuclear dystopia if Washington pressed on with what he claimed was a plot to destroy…