One of Vladimir Putin's henchmen has directly threatened the West with nuclear war if Russia is defeated in Ukraine.
Dmitry Medvedev, who has been serving as the deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020, appeared to be warning NATO leaders to halt supplies of major new arms to Kyiv.
Medvedev, who served as Russian president from 2008 to 2012 and prime minister between 2012 and 2020, said: "Tomorrow at the Ramstein base in [Germany], the great military leaders will discuss new tactics and strategy, as well as deliveries of new heavy weapons and strike systems to Ukraine.