Medvedev Revives Nuclear Apocalypse Threats

Medvedev again warned of nuclear apocalypse, while former US ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer dismissed his rhetoric as “borderline crazy.” Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev gives a live interview in Moscow on December 5, 2019. (Photo by Dmitry Astakhov / SPUTNIK / AFP) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Former Russian president and current deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that a nuclear apocalypse is “realistically possible,” reviving the Kremlin’s nuclear rhetoric amid Moscow’s ongoing war against Ukraine. “I am often reproached for using harsh rhetoric and talking about nuclear apocalypse, but unfortunately it is realistically possible,” Medvedev said during Russia’s federal educational marathon “Znanie,” according to Interfax . Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Medvedev said such scenarios cannot be ruled out and argued that Russia must remain prepared for them. “That is precisely why our country has a triad of strategic nuclear forces, and it is maintained in proper condition,” he said. The remarks are the latest in a series of nuclear warnings issued by Medvedev since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. He has repeatedly accused Western countries of escalating the risk of direct confrontation by supplying weapons to Kyiv. Medvedev, who served as Russian president from 2008 to 2012, has become one of the Kremlin’s most outspoken hardliners during the war, frequently issuing threats against Ukraine and NATO members on social media and in public appearances. His latest comments come as Moscow continues to signal confrontation with the West while simultaneously discussing possible ceasefire arrangements. Other Topics of Interest China Becomes Main Gateway for Russia’s Sanctioned Tech Imports Russia’s reliance on China for sanctioned technology has deepened, despite EU sanction efforts to curb supplies critical to the Kremlin’s war effort. Former US ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer previously told Kyiv Post that Medvedev’s rhetoric should not be viewed as authoritative Kremlin policy, ridiculing the former Russian president’s repeated nuclear threats. “Former President Medvedev says a lot of things that are, quite frankly, borderline crazy or just outright crazy,” Pifer said. Pifer also said Moscow frequently uses nuclear threats as an intimidation tactic aimed at weakening Western and European support for Ukraine. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.