Former Russian President warns NATO of 'Doomsday'
(Baonghean.vn) - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned that a full-scale war between Russia and NATO would leave Moscow with no choice but to deploy nuclear weapons. However, he reiterated that his country is not seeking conflict with the US-led military bloc.
Writing on Telegram on February 7, Medvedev, currently the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federal Security Council, rejected statements from several Western leaders calling on their countries to prepare for a potential conflict with Moscow.
He noted that Russia has repeatedly asserted that it has no plans to instigate a conflict with NATO and the EU, even though the EU and NATO continue to “say dangerous nonsense” on the issue.
Medvedev argued that this narrative was designed to divert the attention of Western voters from the massive spending on aid to Ukraine – an effort he said many people were growing tired of.
"Therefore, every day the leaders of these countries send out the message: We need to prepare for war with Russia and continue to help Ukraine," Medvedev shared.
However, Medvedev warned that a potential Russia-NATO war would be vastly different from the conflict in Ukraine and would not rely on the use of artillery, tanks, and drones. He noted that the military alliance has a combined population of nearly one billion and defense spending of $1.5 trillion, making it significantly larger than Russia.
"Because our military capabilities are unparalleled, we simply have no other choice. The response will be asymmetrical. To protect the territorial integrity of our country, ballistic and cruise missiles with special warheads will be used... This will be the Doomsday we all know. The end of everything," Medvedev argued.
In that context, he called on Western politicians to tell their voters the “bitter truth” about what would happen if war broke out with Russia.
Russian officials have repeatedly stated that Moscow has never threatened to use nuclear weapons, but have noted that they could be deployed if the state's existence is threatened.
In December 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin also stated that Moscow “has no interest… geopolitically, economically, or militarily… in waging war against NATO.” However, Moscow argues that the bloc’s expansion toward Russia’s borders poses an existential threat.
