Dmitry Medvedev, who used to be Russia’s president and now serves as deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, gave a strong warning on Thursday. He said that while Russia does not plan to attack NATO or Europe, it must be ready to fight back hard, including by striking first, if the West makes the war in Ukraine worse.
Medvedev’s comments, found by Reuters, highlight how Moscow sees its clash with the West growing more serious. This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump demanded a peace deal within 50 days. Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump have warned before about how the war in Ukraine could escalate, calling it a proxy fight between the world’s two biggest nuclear powers.
