Medvedev says Russia could use nuclear weapons to "end war in matter of days"

Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian president and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia, issued yet another nuclear escalation threat on his Telegram channel on July 5.

Medvedev said that the war could be “brought to an end within a few days” if Ukraine ceases to receive assistance from its partners.

In response to Western analysts’ assessments of the Russian army as outdated, citing its reliance on “methods and weapons of the past century,” Medvedev asserted that the Russian army is both “modern and heroic,” while implying that Ukraine’s success is largely due to international support.

Medvedev emphasized the potential for the quick resolution of any war and did not shy away from referencing the United States.

“In general, any war, even a world war, can be promptly concluded: either by signing a peace treaty or by adopting measures similar to what the Americans did in 1945 when they deployed nuclear weapons and bombed two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They undeniably altered the course of the military campaign then, at the cost of nearly 300,000 innocent civilian lives,” Medvedev said.

Earlier, Medvedev published an essay that intensified Russia’s rhetoric toward Ukraine and the West, which some deemed “inflammatory.”

Analysts from the Institute for Studies of War (ISW) suggested that Medvedev’s essay, characterized as “apocalyptic,” aims to intimidate Western countries prior to the NATO summit. However, they maintain that it does not signify a significant shift in Russia’s nuclear or military rhetoric.