Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s top security official, didn’t mince words on X: European war-mongers are ‘ruling fools,’ and any NATO or European military presence in Ukraine spells disaster for Moscow. Accompanying his English-language tirade was graphic footage of an Oreshnik hypersonic missile devastating Ukrainian assets.
‘It’s been said a thousand times: Russia rejects any European or NATO soldiers in Ukraine,’ Medvedev posted. He lambasted Macron’s peacekeeper push as ‘nonsense,’ attaching the strike video with a taunt: ‘Alright, let’s do this. This is what awaits you.’
The post’s context is explosive. France and the UK have floated deploying troops post-truce, which Russia promises to treat as valid military objectives. The Kremlin has rebuffed all NATO-linked guarantees outright.
Echoing prior threats, Medvedev once called British plans a war declaration. Russia’s recent missile video claims revenge strikes on Ukraine for targeting Putin. These Oreshniks, hypersonic at speeds exceeding sound by tenfold, are interception-proof, boasts Putin.
With Western aid surging, Moscow views it as belligerence. Medvedev’s message serves as a preemptive strike in the information war, reinforcing Russia’s unyielding position. Analysts warn this could tip fragile negotiations into chaos, drawing NATO deeper into the fray and risking continental war.