Russia sends horror WW3 threat to European troops over Ukraine – ‘This is what you’ll get’
One of Putin’s closest allies issued the chilling threat.
Putin’s cronies have threatened the UK (Image: Getty)
One of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies has warned European backers of Ukraine, including the UK, not to send troops to eastern Europe as part of a peace deal in a chilling threat. Dmitry Medvedev, who served as President of Russia between 2008 and 2012 and Prime Minister of Russia between 2012 and 2020, and is now Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia, took to X (formerly Twitter) to issue the warning.
“The ruling European dimwits want a war in Europe after all,” he said in a post on Saturday (January 10). “It’s been said a thousand times: Russia won’t accept any European or NATO troops in Ukraine, but no, Micron keeps peddling this pathetic b*******. Well, come on then. This is what you’ll get.” He then includes a video of CCTV footage supposedly showing an Oreshnik missile strike on Lviv Oblast, dated close to midnight on January 8, according to Ukrainska Pravda.
Dmitry Medvedev issued threats towards European countries prepared to deploy troops to Ukraine (Image: Getty)
This comes barely a week after Medvedev issued another threat, this time to Finland, accusing it of “Russophobia”. In his New Year’s address, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said his country’s relations with Russia had changed forever as a result of its war with Ukraine. He stressed that Russia is waging an “aggressive war” against Ukraine and that Moscow’s actions are “illegal and immoral”, expressing doubt that Russia is ready for peace.
However, on January 2, Medvedev posted on X: “Some guy called Stubb says Finland’s relations with Russia have changed forever. Agreed. I hope so too. I hope Russia never repeats the Bolsheviks’ 1917 blunder.”
In 1917, the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia created a power vacuum, which enabled Finland, a Russian Grand Duchy at the time, to declare independence.
Last year, Medvedev also issued threats against countries that recently joined NATO, claiming they have automatically become targets for the Russian armed forces, “including potential retaliatory strikes and even nuclear components“.
This latest threat comes just days after the UK and France pledged in a declaration on January 6 to deploy troops in Ukraine if a peace agreement is reached. “This is a vital part of our iron-cast commitment to stand with Ukraine for the long term,” Keir Starmer said in his remarks after the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris.
The “multinational force for Ukraine” would operate as a security force, underpinning security guarantees and Ukraine’s ability to return to peace and stability, while supporting the rebuilding of Ukraine’s own forces.
Shortly after, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said that the Coalition of the Willing declaration is far removed from a peaceful settlement and that Russia will view Western troops deployed in Ukraine as “legitimate military targets”.
