Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev touched on the possible use of nuclear weapons on Wednesday and ruled out the possibility of the country being punished by international justice, as the Criminal Court in The Hague is investigating allegations of war crimes in Ukraine.
“The idea of punishing a country with the world’s largest nuclear arsenal is absurd in itself. And it poses a potential threat to the very existence of humanity,” wrote the current vice-president of Russia’s influential Security Council on Telegram.
Washington has also criticized the US government, which it accuses of bringing Russia to international justice, even though it has never been punished for the wars it started in many countries around the world that killed 20 million people, according to Russia. .
Medvedev was president from 2008 to 2012, when Vladimir Putin stepped down due to legal deadlines and took over the head of government.
This Russian politician, who was also prime minister, was considered a moderate figure, but has become one of the main critics of Western countries since the beginning of the Russian offensive in Ukraine.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is currently investigating war crimes committed in Ukraine.
Russia systematically denies any abuse attributed to its troops, such as bombing of civilians, extrajudicial killings or rape. And it responds by accusing Ukraine of war crimes.
source: Noticias
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