Russia warns humanity at risk if West seeks to punish it over Ukraine

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Source: Reuters via MSN

KYIV/KRAMATORSK (Reuters) - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said attempts by the West to punish a nuclear power such as Russia for the war in Ukraine risked endangering humanity, as the near five-month conflict leaves cities in ruins and thousands homeless.

Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has triggered the most serious crisis in relations between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, when many people feared the world was on the brink of nuclear war.

U.S. President Joe Biden says Russian President Vladimir Putin is a war criminal and has led the West in arming Ukraine and imposing crippling sanctions on Russia.

"The idea of punishing a country that has one of the largestnuclear potentials is absurd. And potentially poses a threat tothe existence of humanity," Medvedev, now deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, said on Telegram on Wednesday.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-warns-humanity-at-risk-if-west-seeks-to-punish-it-over-ukraine/ar-AAZifFE

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There they go again with their nuclear threats. So, just let them take control over the whole world because the world needs more of the delusional and deranged behavior, which is evidently rampaging throughout the kremlin.


Just checked the link on this article and the link works, but goes to a different article. It worked OK when I posted. So I went directly to Reuters and searched. Reuters has a different headline but same article. Next time, I go directly to Reuters.

Here's the direct Reuters link: https://www.reuters.com/world/russias-medvedev-warns-united-states-messing-with-nuclear-power-is-folly-2022-07-06/

[msongs]

1. nations have a right to choose with whom they do business. ignoring russia is ok as is

russia ignoring anyone

[Chrysanthemum]

2. Nonetheless

The bully must be punished! No bully stops bullying without forceful intervention.

[PortTack]

3. Ppl that know putin say the only thing he understands is brute force. Nothing else

No talking, no reasoning with him. Ukraine understands!

[Mr.Bill]

12. And he knows we are more than capable of sending plenty

of that his way.

[Larissa]

21. And that's an understatement

The U.S. has "the most destructive weapons system made by human kind" in its arsenal. We never have to rattle the saber because we don't need to. Putin's weekly nuclear threats are tiresome and non-productive.

[Evolve Dammit]

40. Ukraine does understand very well. I don't know how this tragedy ends. Putin needs to be

overthrown and the country given back to the people of Russia, trying and sentencing all the organized criminals "oligarchs" to prison. Only then can the world move on. If Putin simply dies, another look-alike pops up. Navalny and others are the needed leaders of Russia at this time, to end this madness.

[C Moon]

4. The billionaire babies are getting frustrated.

[IcyPeas]

5. Thinking of Brittney Griner in the middle of all this.

[NJCher]

18. I know, me too

What a horrible position to be in.

I am watching the update on her on Don Lemon as I type this.

[leftyladyfrommo]

45. Why did she go to Russia? nt

[NJCher]

46. work

she's been going there a long time.

[yaesu]

6. Oh pootie, you can bet your tRumpster fascist ass that the west is going to punish you & russia

for a very, very, very long time & there is nothing your punk ass can do about it.

[Trueblue1968]

7. RUSSIA IS A BULLY. take your threats and cram them right up your ass ! I HATE PUTIN

he gets the award for the world's ugliest man

[regnaD kciN]

8. "Is threat to humanity..."

“…so Great Leader is not at risk.”

[BigmanPigman]

9. Ooooooh scary!

[Mr.Bill]

10. You know what Russia?

Just STFU because right now we've got a Supreme Court that's a much bigger threat to us than you are.

[TeamProg]

16. +10000

[IronLionZion]

11. Sounds like a terrorist threat to the world

or should we excuse this as mental illness and economic anxiety

[Traildogbob]

17. It's the weed

It turns you into a mass murderer (Ingraham, 2022).

[IronLionZion]

32. Which ironically is legal and grows wild in North Korea

But mostly to placate the people so they will forget that they're starving.

[Traildogbob]

33. They do edibles

[Fiendish Thingy]

13. Sounds like Pooty has a sad. Nt

[Midnight Writer]

14. Another reason to get out and vote Democrat. Republicans will screw Ukraine at Putin's bidding.

We need to keep them out of control of Congress. They will zero out spending for Ukraine.

[DBoon]

15. Putin has become the evil villian in a James Bond movie

or maybe he is Despicable Me without the minions

[PatSeg]

34. Yeah, he reminds me of a cartoon character villain

He is truly that ridiculous.

[NJCher]

19. Putin is going to be history

watch Russia fall into chaos as a new leader emerges.

[FreepFryer]

20. at last we see putin has reached the limits of power and revealed his truth - weakness.

this kind of suicidal talk is a bad omen for his regime at this time.

[SergeStorms]

22. Cue "Swan Lake" and let's....

move on from this bat-shit crazy war of ego.

If Russia takes the correct steps after Putin croaks - and we all hope it's soon - then NATO might consider establishing normal relations with them again.

They really don't get it, that they're the cause of all this death and destruction for no other reason that Putin's ego. He and Trump are two peas in one rotten, rancid pod.

Die, you fascist fuck.

[Mr. Evil]

23. Hey Medvedev,

So, if we're endangering humanity (only because of the clusterfuck of a country you have) do you not understand that includes you, you incredibly dumb motherfucker? The only reason you have to open your mouth and let a whole lot of stupid fall out, is because you have to jump when your dear leader delusional manic tells you to. You're not even human anymore (provided you ever were). You're just a lapdog.

Dancing for your master in the hopes he throws you another treat. God damn, that's pathetic.

[Justice matters.]

37. "The idea of punishing a country that has one of the largest nuclear potentials is absurd."

"And potentially poses a threat to the existence of humanity,"

So that terrorist from that Fascist country doesn't think Russia is part of humanity??

He doesn't realize just saying that alone is what is absurd!

[AntiFascist]

24. FYI, we just had a test launch of a re-entry vehicle for a new ICBM...

called the Sentinel LGM-35A. This will eventually recapitalize or modernize 400 missiles, 450 silos, and more than 600 facilities.

https://www.afnwc.af.mil/Weapon-Systems/Sentinel-ICBM-LGM-35A/

[AntiFascist]

25. oops, I guess it blowed up..

everyone heard it but didn't see anything:

https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article263241233.html

[Lil Liberal Laura]

26. How does Vladdy's arm feel going up your ass, Dmitri?

And Vlad! What's wrong? Caught laryngitis while staging one of those shirtless faux macho photo ops? The Ukrainians have exposed you for the phony you are!

[slightlv]

27. Russia

is already a lost cause. Their economy is going to take years to come back to anywhere close to "normal." Putin has ruined that country for absolutely nothing. He's bombed Ukraine; killed Ukrainians. Destroyed the economy of Russia; probably starved to death some of his own Russian people by now; and that's not even mentioning the numbers of Russian soldiers he's killed in war. And, like I said... for absolutely nothing. It's been a vanity war for Putin, as far as I can tell. He wanted to get back at Hillary. She wasn't even in Government any longer. He wanted to put the final kabosh to the U.S. Well, he probably did accomplish that... but he had a hell of a lot of help from the Republican party and the Evangelical, Hard Catholic, and Dominionist religions to get that done.

So, it probably cost him a heck of a lot of bribe money to get it done. Those connections I DO hope we categorically make crystal clear in some hearing at some point! And I don't care who we capture in them. Let the chips fall as they may. We've had some Democrats who've taken money from the religious groups that need to be called out, I believe. They've not done near as much... but they kept them in government when they these faith dealers should have been shown the door. I want everything out in the open; and then the wall between church and state raised high, wide, and deep between the two. That includes a real re-examination of these mega-churches and the tax exemption, in particular. Any "church" that has multiple limos, planes, mansions, etc., needs to pay taxes. They're not a church - they're a business.

[EndlessWire]

28. This is just a periodical waving

of their nuclear threat. They hadn't done it for awhile, so bring it back out. It used to work on us.

Offering to commit suicide is not much of a deterrent.

Putin has harmed his country, and has placed it in the position of a pariah. He thinks he can wage war and then be treated as they might have been. Good luck with that.

[Marthe48]

29. Better we die on our feet than live on our knees

f**k you, putin and all of your threats.

[Submariner]

30. To avoid bomb damage, move to the Mar A Shithole

neighborhood.

Surely, Putin won’t directly target his poodle and the escort.

[Bayard]

31. Don't attempt to punish us?!

My, isn't that a trump sentiment! Maximum ego trip.

Pukin', keep your threats. You have SO much to pay for in terms of building back an independent country you destroyed for no reason, as well as, lives lost. Prepare yourself.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

35. Threatening to use nuclear weapons is off the charts deranged.

If there were any justice in the world, Ukraine would get lucky and bomb the Kremlin into rubble.

[purr-rat beauty]

36. I'm sure the decent people of Russia LOVE hearing this

I would think that these threats would bring Putin closer to the brink of ending his rule

I'm sure most of Russia isn't on a suicide mission over a War of Choice!

[Talitha]

38. Everyone's ignoring Pooty - so they send Medvedev to the plate?

[zanana1]

39. If Russia resorts to nuclear weapons...

They'll be wiped out, too.

[LiberalLovinLug]

41. The MAD treaty was never meant to be interpreted as....

One nation under the treaty is free to attack another neighbouring country because if the other side tries to fight back they will nuke them and start a nuclear war.

Just a bizarre and twisted interpretation of it.

There should be a world wide effort to rid the world of all nuclear weapons, but that probably won't happen. sigh. Failing that its inevitable that if its not Putin, some other deranged leader will use one if they are not gotten rid of.

Saying that, Ukraine, and the west in general, simply cannot be bullied into just laying down and being taken over by brutality and dictatorship. Its scary but we have to call their bluff. And have faith that saner heads, even in Russia, will prevail.

[BunkieBandit]

42. Globally, business with Putin will never be the same.

Irregardless if repukes or a Democratic President is in office, or if repukes or Democratically elected Democrats are in House and/or Senate, we the United States and Europe and most of the free world will not look upon Russia in the same light as once before. Remove Putin and there is a chance to reconcile. Although you have to admit, the Russian population is at fault too.

[DemocraticPatriot]

43. Tired of hearing it, and no longer afraid of them.

They can kill me, and 'wipe out humanity', if they choose, but it will be an act of suicide. They can't kill me without killing themselves, in the end.

That dog don't hunt anymore, unless it hunts himself. I have halted any more preparations for doomsday.

[FlyingPiggy]

44. I know that Is supposed to be a threat, but it sounds more like fear.

As in they’re getting close to the bottom of their barrel and they’re crying for help but it’s coming out as a threat.