Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev discusses the use of nuclear weapons

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, January 27, 2022. © Yekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP

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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev spoke on Wednesday July 6 of the use of nuclear weapons, excluding in advance the possibility of sanctions taken against Moscow by international justice while the International Criminal Court (ICC) is investigating crimes of alleged wars committed in Ukraine.

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 The very idea of ​​chastising a country that has the largest nuclear arsenal in the world is absurd in itself.

And this potentially creates a threat to the existence of humanity

 , ”wrote on his Telegram account the current vice-president of the powerful Russian Security Council.

In March, he

already mentioned to the

Guardian

, the Russian nuclear weapon in an interview. 

He then attacked the United States, accused of wanting to bring Russia before international courts, while Washington had never been punished for its wars waged around the world and which, according to him, made 20 million of dead.

A moderate on the offensive

Dmitry Medvedev was president from 2008 to 2012, when Vladimir Putin briefly left the Kremlin, due to presidential term limits, to lead the government.

Once considered a moderate figure, Dmitry Medvedev, who served as prime minister from 2012 to 2020, has established himself since the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine as one

of the fiercest critics of Western countries

.

Now a subscriber to sensational declarations, he has for example described Russia's adversaries as "

 bastards 

" and "

 degenerates 

".

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is currently investigating alleged war crimes committed in Ukraine.

Russia systematically denies all the abuses of which the Russian forces are accused: bombardments of civilians, summary executions, rapes, etc.

And she in turn accuses Ukraine of war crimes.

►Also read: Dmitry Medvedev proposes to no longer deliver agricultural products to “unfriendly” countries

(with AFP)

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