{"id":72965,"date":"2023-01-22T17:02:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T15:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/putin-ally-warns-of-nuclear-war-if-russia-is-defeated-in-ukraine"},"modified":"2023-01-22T20:00:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T18:00:58","slug":"putin-ally-warns-of-nuclear-war-if-russia-is-defeated-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/putin-ally-warns-of-nuclear-war-if-russia-is-defeated-in-ukraine","title":{"rendered":"Putin Ally Warns Of Nuclear War If Russia Is Defeated In Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Russia\u2019s former president Dmitry Medvedev, who is a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has warned NATO that Moscow\u2019s defeat in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war.<\/p>\n

In a post on the Telegram messaging app on Thursday, Medvedev, who serves as deputy chairman of Putin\u2019s powerful security council, said:<\/p>\n

The defeat of a nuclear power in a conventional war may trigger a nuclear war.<\/p>\n

Nuclear powers have never lost major conflicts on which their fate depends.<\/p>\n

Medvedev (57), served as Russia\u2019s president from 2008 to 2012 and once presented himself as a reformer who was ready to work with the United States to liberalise Russia.<\/p>\n

The Kremlin was quick to endorse Medvedev\u2019s remarks, saying they were in full accordance with Moscow\u2019s principles.<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s doctrine allows for a nuclear attack after \u201caggression against the Russian Federation with conventional weapons when the very existence of the state is threatened\u201d.<\/p>\n

Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, was quoted by the state news agency RIA as saying:<\/p>\n

We pray to the Lord that he brings the madmen to reason and help them understand that any desire to destroy Russia will mean the end of the world.<\/p>\n

Today is an alarming time. But we believe that the Lord will not leave Russian land.<\/p>\n

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Medvedev has repeatedly raised the threat of nuclear chaos and used insults to describe the West.<\/p>\n

Russia and the United States hold about 90 percent of the world\u2019s nuclear warheads.<\/p>\n

According to the Federation of American Scientists, Russia has 5,977 nuclear warheads while the United States has 5,428, China 350, France 290 and the United Kingdom 225.<\/p>\n

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