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THE Kremlin today warned that the threat of a nuclear world war has never been so great since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
Former Russian president and close Putin crony Dmitry Medvedev predicted “new rivers of blood will flow”.
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APHe lambasted the Biden administration’s attempts to force the US congress to approve more military support for Ukraine.
He said: “Never have they extorted so much money for a minor state [Ukraine] that is in the process of collapse.
“Never have they so aggressively and brazenly extracted money for a country that openly corrupted the current President of the United States and members of his family.”
He was referring to allegations of shady business dealings linked to Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, in Kyiv.
This comes as another one of Putin’s top diplomats also threatened to target Nato countries if Ukraine’s new F-16 fighters are based in Poland, Slovakia and Romania.
Maria Zakharova – spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry – warned the West that the advanced fighters will be a fair target for Russia if they are based in NATO countries.
Such an act by Vladimir Putin would almost certainly trigger war between the West and Russia.
Medvedev added: “Never since the Cuban Missile Crisis has the threat of a direct clash between Russia and Nato leading to the Third World War been so real.”
Medvedev – known for outlandish rants threatening war – also accused various US presidents throughout history of blackmailing lawmakers to fund wars and aid their allies.
He continued: “The administration and their frightened fosterling [Ukraine] will, of course, receive the money.
“Not now, but in the New Year – to continue business during the war at any cost.
“And for this loot new rivers of blood will flow, for which the Biden family and all their Bandera bast**** are responsible.”
His blast coincides with the warning from the foreign ministry spokeswoman Zakharova.
Russia’s most senior woman diplomat issued a specific threat to Nato countries on behalf of her boss, Putin’s hawkish foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.
She said: “I would like to say that NATO member states continue, as you understand, to intensively arm Ukraine and the supply of tactical fighters is next…
“Given the fact that a significant part of Ukraine’s airfield infrastructure has been destroyed, it is possible that these American fighters will be based outside the country, in Poland, Slovakia and Romania.”
Zakharova added that the risks of military clash between Russia and Nato are only increasing.
“The North Atlantic Alliance is getting deeper and deeper into the Ukrainian conflict.
“For the Russian armed forces, fighters participating in the conflict on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, no matter where they fly from, will be a legitimate target for destruction,” she warned.
The Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962 is seen as the moment the world came closest to a nuclear war between the US and the Soviet Union.
This is not the first time Putin’s closest allies have issued a chilling warning about the brink of nuclear war.
Medvedev – now deputy head of the security council – previously threatened to unleash World War 3 if the UK sends troops to Ukrainian soil.
He also made chilling threats to Ukraine’s president Zelensky, hinting of a new assassination attempt.
The sickening warning came after Zelensky told the Sun he’s survived five Moscow’s attempts on his life.
Putin’s pal cryptically warned the Ukrainian president is “unlikely to have a chance of living to old age”.
Medvedev was Russian president from 2008 to 2012 when Putin couldn’t seek reelection because of term limits.
The Kremlin crony was seen as a Putin surrogate, with the tyrant still leading the country behind the scenes as a prime minister.
Medvedev then handed the job back to the warmonger, but now he’s eyeing the reins of power again if death or sickness forces Putin out.
AFP
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