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Dmitry Medvedev

Dmitry Medvedev is Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia, a position he has held since 2020. Known for his earlier reputation as a liberal modernizer, he has since adopted hardline nationalist rhetoric, including frequent nuclear warnings and sharp anti-Western statements. Recently, Medvedev has intensified threats against NATO states, attended Iranian leadership funeral rites as Putin's envoy, and amplified warnings about nuclear escalation. Last updated 2 days ago

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Russia's Dmitry Medvedev on NATO:

I am not saying they should accept the Russian point of view, but they could simply assess what is happening -- why we have these concerns, why we don't like it when a particular state joins NATO.

I say: ...

Russia's Dmitry Medvedev on NATO:

I am not saying they should accept the Russian point of view, but they could simply assess what is happening -- why we have these concerns, why we don't like it when a particular state joins NATO.

I say: "Our missiles are aimed at your cities, and your missiles are aimed at ours. If you move closer to us, the flight time becomes shorter and shorter."

"Why should we be happy about NATO coming closer?" They all understand this, but they ignored our position.

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Russia's Dmitry Medvedev:

Iran, instead of nuclear weapons, discovered another weapon that is no weaker than nuclear, the Strait of Hormuz.

This is what the discussions revolve around, reaching agreements on how this strait will function going forward.

Iranian authorities also possess a "thermonuclear weapon", the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

If it is blocked, all oil shipments and other transport will be locked down.

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Medvedev on the Romania drone incident: claimed it "remains unclear" whose drone was involved, said EU states have "no right to complain" due to their Ukraine support.

Accused European leaders of responsibility for strikes inside Russia and warned citizens of drone-producing countries should not expect to "sleep peacefully", calling it "only the beginning.