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Putin Ally Warns NATO Nuclear War Possible if Russia Loses in Ukraine

ReutersPutin ally warns NATO of nuclear war if Russia is defeated in UkraineRead full article3.4kGuy Faulconbridge and Felix LightJanuary 19, 2023, 2:45 AM·4 min readFILE PHOTO: Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Medvedev gives an interview outside MoscowBy Guy Faulconbridge and Felix LightMOSCOW (Reuters) ‑An ally of President Vladimir Putin warned NATO on Thursday that a defeat of Russia in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war, while the head of the Russian Orthodox Church said the world would end if the West tried to destroy Russia.Such apocalyptic rhetoric is intended to deter the U.S.-led NATO military alliance from getting even more involved in the war, on the eve of a meeting of Ukraine’s allies to discuss sending Kyiv more weapons.But the explicit recognition that Russia might lose on the battlefield marked a rare moment of public doubt from a prominent member of Putin’s inner circle.“The defeat of a nuclear power in a conventional war may trigger a nuclear war,” former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who serves as deputy chairman of Putin’s powerful security council, said in a post on Telegram.“Nuclear powers have never lost major conflicts on which their fate depends,” said Medvedev, who served as president from 2008 to 2012.Striking a similar tone at what he described as an an …

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