Russia’s Defeat in Ukraine Will Trigger Nuclear War; Warns Putin Aide

Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian president and present aide of President Vladimir Putin cautioned NATO on Thursday about the possibility of nuclear war if Russia got defeated in Ukraine. At present Dmitry is the deputy chairman of Putin’s all-powerful security council.

In a Telegram post, Dmitry said, “The defeat of a nuclear power in a conventional war may trigger a nuclear war.”

“Nuclear powers have never lost major conflicts on which their fate depends,” said Medvedev.

He was president of Russia from 2008 to 2012.

Meanwhile, a Ukrainian presidential aide on Thursday urged the Western countries to stop fearing Russian President Vladimir Putin and send much-needed modern tanks to war-torn Ukraine. “Time to stop trembling at Putin and take the final step,” presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak tweeted.

On Thursday Britain declared to send 600 Brimstone missiles to Ukraine, while Denmark said it will donate 19 French-made Caesar howitzer artillery systems to Ukraine.

After visiting the war-torn country, EU chief Charles Michel on Thursday said that tanks “must be delivered” to Ukraine.