Russia’s former president claimed NATO’s newest members are potential targets for revenge strikes using nuclear weapons in the event of war — as the Kremlin expands its military bases along the Finnish border.
Sweden and Finland could be in the Kremlin’s crosshairs for joining Western military alliance NATO following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, former Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev suggested, according to the TASS state news agency.
“They are part of a bloc hostile to us, which means they have automatically become targets for our armed forces, including potential retaliatory strikes and even a nuclear component, or preventive measures within the framework of military doctrine,” Medvedev, who was in office from 2008 to 2012, said.
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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned new NATO
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