Former Russia president calls for nuclear war if Moscow is punished by ICC – Times of India

Moscow: Former President of Russia Dmitry medvedev Called on Wednesday the possibility of nuclear war if the International Criminal Court (ICC) moves to punish Moscow For alleged crimes in Ukraine.
“The idea of ​​punishing a country that has the largest nuclear arsenal is absurd in itself,” said Medvedev, a close aide of the president. Vladimir PutinSaid on messaging app Telegram.
“And potentially poses a threat to the very existence of mankind.”
Medvedev, who was Putin’s stand-in chairman between 2008 and 2012, is now deputy chief. security Council,
He accused the United States of wanting to put Moscow before international tribunals, while never facing punishment for its own wars which, according to him, caused the deaths of 20 million people worldwide. made.
Referring to Native Americans, 56-year-old Medvedev said, “The entire American history, beginning with the oppression of the Indians, is a bloody war of destruction.”
Since Putin sent troops to Ukraine on February 24, Medvedev has regularly rebuked those criticizing the West and Moscow on social media.
Last month, he called those “haters” from Russia “degenerate” and vowed to work to “make them disappear”.