Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Ukraine's Kursk offensive and cross-border missile attacks would justify nuclear retaliation.
Russia has threatened to use nukes multiple time to deter Western aid to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 Putin’s top crony said ‘Russia is showing patience’ by not wielding nuclear weapons in response to Ukraine’s ongoing Kursk offensive. Ukraine claims to control nearly 500 square miles of Russian territory after launching a cross-border incursion that took even Kyiv’s allies by surprise.
Russia launched its nuclear-capable Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile in a test on April 20, 2022 In a post on Telegram on Saturday, the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council said: ‘A nuclear conflict is really not needed by anyone. ‘This is a very bad story with a very difficult outcome. That is why the decision to use nuclear weapons has not been made so far.
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