on Thursday 22 September, 2022
Russia's Medvedev: Strategic nuclear weapons can be used to defend new regions
A service member of pro-Russian troops in uniform without insignia is seen at the weapons depot during Ukraine-Russia conflict near Marinka, in the Donetsk Region, Ukraine March 22, 2022. (File photo: 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 joined to Russia from Ukraine.
Medvedev, who also serves as deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said that referendums planned by Russian- installed and separatist authorities in large swathes of Ukrainian territory will take place, and “there is no going back”.
“The Western establishment and all citizens of NATO countries in general need to understand that Russia has chosen its own path,” Medvedev said.
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