September 27, 2022
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The former Russian president Dmitry MedvedevDmitry Medvedev – the third president of Russia, born on September 14, 1965 in Leningrad, now warned today that Moscow has the right to defend itself with nuclear weapons “if necessary” and this surely “is not a bluff,” Reuters reported.
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–Medvedev, currently vice-president of the Russian Security Council, stressed that “if the threat to Russia exceeds a certain level of danger, we will have to respond. Without asking anyone’s permission and without lengthy consultations. And this is not a bluff at all.”
The former president has regularly posted aggressive views on the West and Ukraine on Telegram in recent months, highlighting his transformation from an outspoken Western-minded liberal as head of state from 2008 to 2012 into a geopolitical hawk, Reuters commented.