Dmitry Medvedev

Medvedev warns Europe of the nuclear danger of war with Russia

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that Europe could not afford a war against Russia but that if its leaders made the mistake of triggering one then it…

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Kremlin Reignites Nuclear Threats as Medvedev Targets Trump in War of Words

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday told U.S. President Donald Trump to remember that Moscow possessed Soviet-era nuclear strike capabilities of last resort after Trump told Medvedev to "watch…

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Russia’s Medvedev says preemptive strikes against the West could be needed

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that the West was practically waging a full-scale war against Russia and that Moscow should respond in full and, if necessary, launch…

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Russia’s Medvedev predicts more countries will acquire nuclear weapons

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that more countries would get nuclear weapons in the coming years, blaming the West for pushing the world towards the brink of…

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Medvedev Warns Europe on Escalating Ukraine Conflict

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused European leaders on Tuesday of seeking to dangerously escalate the Ukraine conflict following the re-election of former U.S. President Donald Trump. Medvedev, a senior…

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Russia’s Medvedev says Ukraine joining NATO would mean war

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the accession of Ukraine to NATO would be a declaration of war against Moscow and only "prudence" on behalf of the alliance could prevent…

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Russians told to mobilise to inflict ‘maximum harm’ on West in response to sanctions

One of Russia's top security officials called on Thursday for Russians to mobilise to inflict "maximum harm" on Western societies and infrastructure as payback for increasingly tough sanctions being imposed…

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Putin ally says Ukraine is ‘definitely Russia’, rules out talks with Zelenskiy

MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council and an ally of President Vladimir Putin, said on Monday that Ukraine was part of Russia and…

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Russia to bite off much more of Ukraine, Putin ally Medvedev says

MOSCOW, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Russian troops will go much further into Ukraine, taking the southern city of Odesa and may even one day push on to the capital Kyiv,…

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Russia’s Medvedev warns of nuclear response if Ukraine hits missile launch sites

MOSCOW, (Reuters) - A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin warned that any Ukrainian attacks on missile launch sites inside Russia with arms supplied by the United States and its…

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Russia’s Medvedev says British training troops in Ukraine could be legitimate targets

MOSCOW, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday suggested that British soldiers training Ukrainian troops in Ukraine would be legitimate targets for Russian forces, as would…

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Russia’s Medvedev: Japan’s ‘militarisation’ complicates Asia-Pacific

Sept 3 (Reuters) - Japan's "militarisation" complicates the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, the deputy chair of the Russian Security Council and former President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday. Russia…

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Russia’s Medvedev: We’d have to use a nuclear weapon if Ukrainian offensive was a success

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who has sometimes raised the spectre of a nuclear conflict over Ukraine, said on Sunday that Moscow would have…

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Russia’s Medvedev: NATO’s military aid to Ukraine brings World War Three closer

July 12 (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy secretary of Russia's powerful Security Council chaired by President Vladimir Putin, said late on Tuesday that the increase in military assistance to…

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Russia’s Medvedev says standoff with West to last decades, Ukraine conflict ‘permanent’

Ex-president pessimistic West and Russia can agree Says tensions higher than 1962 Cuban missile crisis Warns of risks of nuclear war, but says talks better Says Moscow cannot accept Ukraine…

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Dmitry Medvedev: Britain is Moscow’s “eternal enemy”

Russian security council deputy chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that Britain was Moscow’s “eternal enemy” and that any British officials who facilitated the war in Ukraine could be considered…

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Russia’s Medvedev warns West is underestimating risks of nuclear escalation over Ukraine

MOSCOW, May 26 (Reuters) - A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that the West was seriously underestimating the risk of a nuclear war over Ukraine, cautioning…

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Russia’s Medvedev warns Western arms for Ukraine make ‘nuclear apocalypse’ more likely

MOSCOW, (Reuters) - A member of Russian President Vladimir Putin's powerful Security Council warned that the more destructive the weapons that the West supplied to Ukraine, the higher the risk…

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Medvedev warns: Any attempt to arrest Putin would be declaration of war on Russia

Medvedev says nuclear war risks rising West wants to carve up Russia - Medvedev Relations with West at their worst ever MOSCOW, March 23 (Reuters) - Any attempt to arrest…

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Russia’s Medvedev: ICC’s decision on Putin will have horrible consequences for law

March 20 (Reuters) - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russia President Vladimir Putin will have…

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Russia’s Medvedev floats idea of pushing back Poland’s borders

(Reuters) - Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said that the only way for Moscow to ensure a lasting peace with Ukraine was to push back the borders of hostile states…

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UPDATED: Kremlin says Medvedev remarks on nuclear war in full accordance with nuclear doctrine

MOSCOW, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that remarks by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that the defeat of Russia in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war…

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Russian ex-President Medvedev says Japanese PM should disembowel himself

Jan 14 (Reuters) - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday of shameful subservience to the United States and suggested he should ritually disembowel…

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Only Russia’s nuclear arms preventing West from declaring war – Dmitry Medvedev

Russia's nuclear arsenal and the rules Moscow has laid out for its use are the only factors preventing the West from starting a war against Russia, a top ally of…

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Medvedev says Russia is fighting a sacred battle against Satan

Nov 4 (Reuters) - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday cast Russia's war in Ukraine as a sacred conflict with Satan, warning that Moscow could send all its enemies…

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Russia’s Medvedev: new regions can be defended with strategic nuclear weapons

LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that any weapons in Moscow's arsenal, including strategic nuclear weapons, could be used to defend territories incorporated…

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Dmitry Medvedev warns: ‘Accidents can happen at European nuclear plants too’

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…

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Russia warns humanity at risk if West seeks to punish it over Ukraine

KYIV/KRAMATORSK, July 7 (Reuters) - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said attempts by the West to punish a nuclear power such as Russia for the war in Ukraine risked endangering humanity, as…

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UPDATED: Kremlin warns West: rouble-for-gas scheme is the ‘prototype’

LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin's rouble payment scheme for natural gas is the prototype that the world's largest country will extend to other major exports because the West has…

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Putin ally warns agriculture supplies could be limited to ‘friends’

April 1 (Reuters) - One of President Vladimir Putin's allies warned on Friday that Russia, a major global wheat exporter, could limit supplies of agriculture products to "friendly" countries only, amid Western…

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Western sanctions won’t sway Kremlin, says Russia’s former president Medvedev

March 25 (Reuters) - It is "foolish" to believe that Western sanctions against Russian businesses could have any effect on the Moscow government, Russian ex-president and deputy head of security council Dmitry…

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Dmitry Medvedev warns of nuclear dystopia due to United States

LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - One of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies warned the United States on Wednesday that the world could spiral towards a nuclear dystopia if Washington pressed on with…

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Russia no longer needs diplomatic ties with West – ex-President Medvedev

MOSCOW, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Russia doesn't really need diplomatic ties with the West anymore, ex-president and top security official Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday, shrugging off sanctions imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. Medvedev said the…

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