Russia could resort to nuclear weapons if it loses in Ukraine, says former Russian president | Business Insider

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Russia could resort to nuclear weapons if it loses in Ukraine, says former Russian president.

Business Insider USRussian President Vladimir Putin and then-Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, in December 2016.Russia's former president said his country could use nuclear weapons if it loses in Ukraine.His comments came one day before Ukraine's allies meet to discuss giving it further military aid.Russia's former president, Dmitry Medvedev, said on Thursday that Russia could resort to using nuclear weapons if it is defeated in Ukraine.

Medvedev, who is the currently deputy chairman of Russia's security council, and has also served as the country's prime minister, made his comments on the Telegram messaging app in advance of Western leaders meeting in Germany to pledge more military aid to Ukraine. Despite expectations of an easy victory, Russia's invasion has turned into a protracted and grinding conflict, with Ukrainian forces pushing the Russian army back in the east of the country in recent months.

 

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Before they have the oppertunity to do so NATO will wipe out all military infrastructure, bases and nuclear arsenal. A propagand nation that fooled the world into thinking they are a superpower. Their soldiers are on the frontline in hellokitty boots stolen from civilians.

Actually he didn't say that in reference to loosing in Ukraine

Russia won't be losing in Ukraine.

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