Russian Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has threatened the West with “preemptive strikes," but added that Moscow has no intention to attack Europe, the Kremlin agency TASS reports.
Medvedev is often called the Kremlin’s “mouthpiece” for his apocalyptic social media statements reflecting Moscow’s official position. The former Russian president has frequently issued nuclear threats aimed at the West.
He has accused the West of waging “full-scale war against Russia,” claiming that NATO supplies Ukraine with satellite data and facilitates missile launches.
Medvedev’s statements came after US President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to impose harsh sanctions on Russia if a peace agreement is not reached within 50 days. He called it “theatrical demands” and said "Russia did not care." Trump also confirmed his intention to send Ukraine various types of weapons, including Patriot missile systems.
“The West has not only treachery in its blood but also a sick, outdated belief in its own superiority. Russia must act accordingly, and, if necessary, deliver preemptive strikes,” Medvedev says.
Despite this, he called information about a possible Russian attack on Europe “nonsense,” which is allegedly being deliberately spread.
Earlier, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Head Sergey Naryshkin accused NATO of escalating military activity near Russia’s borders. He warned that Poland and the Baltic states would be the first to suffer in a war between Moscow and the Alliance.
He claimed these countries were displaying particular aggressiveness. As an example, he cited Warsaw’s alleged plan to deploy around two million anti-tank mines along its borders with Belarus and Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast.
