Tensions between Russia and the West dramatically escalated after the US Vice President indicated the United States is weighing the transfer of long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, a move Russian officials immediately warned risks a nuclear conflict.
The Vice President’s announcement that the US is considering supplying Tomahawks, which possess a 2,500 km range, means Ukraine could theoretically strike deep inside Russian territory, including the Kremlin and Moscow.
Medvedev: "Risk of Escalation to War with Weapons of Mass Destruction"
The statement follows a recent threat by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who warned senior Russian leaders to "start looking for shelters."
Former Russian President and top Putin ally, Dmitry Medvedev, responded to the missile consideration by reviving the country’s nuclear threat against Europe.
Medvedev stated that European powers "simply cannot afford a war with Russia," warning that such a conflict "carries a real risk of escalating into a war using weapons of mass destruction."
