The Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council said that Russians and Ukrainians are one nation and that the Ukrainian government, which Moscow calls the “Kiev regime,” “must fall.”

The nuclear threat is real

Medvedev said, during an interview with Russian media, that the threat of using nuclear weapons is real, and everything must be done to prevent this scenario from occurring.

He explained: “As sad as it may seem, this scenario is real. We must do everything in our power to prevent it from happening, but this very clock, which is ticking in a certain direction, has now accelerated very significantly,” according to what was reported by the Russian Sputnik news agency. .

He added: "In this I also see an inability... the inability of these Western authorities, who repeat the same thing... the Russians are the ones who scare us. No, they will never do that, they are wrong."

He continued: "If it is about the existence of our country, and I said this recently, then what option remains for the leadership, for the head of state? Nothing. So this, unfortunately, is a real threat, a direct and clear threat to all of humanity."

He noted that when humanity has made something out of weapons, "it has always used them," citing the US nuclear strike on Japan as an example.

"It's not emotional, it's just a reason to think about where we are," he said. "For some reason, when people think, you know, when they think, there's Khrushchev and Kennedy almost starting a nuclear war, that was a long time ago, that wasn't true, that "It was because of Cuba, it was because of something else, and nowadays it is impossible. What's the difference? Nothing. The situation is more tense. At that time there was no conflict between Russia and America, and now there is a conflict."

Control of Avdiivka

Medvedev had previously said that "the operation to liberate Avdiivka in the Donetsk People's Republic was a difficult task, but the Russian forces dealt with it successfully."

 Medvedev explained in an interview with Russian media yesterday, Wednesday, that “the region (the city of Avdiivka) was fortified, and its fortifications were not created in a year or two,” adding that the fortifications and defenses were very strong and this is what made it possible (for the Ukrainian forces) to retain this area. City".

The Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council noted that during the meeting held by President Vladimir Putin on February 20 with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, “an analysis of what happened” in Avdiivka was conducted.

Medvedev considered that "the liberation of Avdiivka is a great success for the Russian armed forces, and that everyone who participated in this operation are heroes."