Nuclear apocalypse is ‘closer’, Russia’s security chief says as he slams West
- Dmitry Medvedev, deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council, says relations with the West have hit an all-time low and nuclear threat has grown
- Denounces ICC’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Putin for alleged involvement in the abduction of thousands of Ukraine children as legally null and void
A top Russian security official warned on Thursday about the rising threat of a nuclear war and blasted a German politician for threatening Russian President Vladimir Putin with arrest, saying that such action would amount to a declaration of war and trigger a Russian strike on Germany.
Dmitry Medvedev, the 57-year-old deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council chaired by Putin, said in video remarks to reporters that Russia’s relations with the West have hit an all-time low.
Asked whether the threat of a nuclear conflict has eased, Medvedev responded: “No, it hasn’t decreased, it has grown. Every day when they provide Ukraine with foreign weapons brings the nuclear apocalypse closer.”
Medvedev has issued a barrage of such strongly-worded statements in the past, blasting the US and its Nato allies for what he described as their efforts to break up and destroy Russia.
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In Thursday’s comments, Medvedev denounced the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Putin on charges of alleged involvement in abductions of thousands of children from Ukraine as legally null and void.