Dmitry Medvedev warns US it must take Russia’s nuclear warnings seriously to avoid World War III

Moscow has warned the US that it must take Russia’s nuclear warnings seriously to avoid World War III.

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council and the country’s president from 2008 to 2012, warned the United States on Saturday that it was “wrong” to believe “that the Russians will never cross a certain line.”

He told Russian state television channel RT that Moscow believes the current political establishment in the US and Europe lacks the “foresight and subtlety of mind” displayed by the late Henry Kissinger.

“If we are talking about the existence of our state, as the president of our country has repeatedly said, then your humble
The servant said, others said, of course, we simply won’t have a choice,” Medvedev said.

Russia has been signaling to the West for weeks that Moscow will retaliate if the United States and its allies help Ukraine launch longer-range missiles deep into Russia.

American diplomats previously stated that Washington does not seek to escalate the war in Ukraine.

This is not the first time Medvedev has warned of a serious escalation of the conflict in Ukraine.

Back in September he threatened that Ukraine’s invasion of the Russian territory of Kursk gave Russia formal grounds for the use of nuclear weapons.

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It comes after the Ukrainian capital Kyiv was the target of an overnight air attack that continued until midday today, leaving one person injured, city authorities said. All drones were shot down.

President Vladimir Zelensky, who recently saw North Korean troops join the fight alongside the Russian armyAccording to him, strikes were also registered in the central Poltava and northeastern Sumy and Kharkov regions.

“This year we have faced the threat of Shahed drones almost every night – sometimes in the morning, and even during
that day,” he wrote on social media, referring to Iranian-made attack drones used by Russia.

On Friday, Kyiv’s military said Moscow forces had launched more than 2,000 drones at civilian and military targets.
in Ukraine only in October.

Russia denies attacking civilians and says energy facilities are legitimate targets as long as they are part of Ukrainian military infrastructure.