Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Security Council of the aggressor country, said that in the event of attempts to return the Russian-occupied Crimea, World War III could break out. Medvedev told about it in interview to one of Russian mass media,
KYIV. UkraineGate. 28. June . 2022 | Political News .
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“For us, Crimea is part of Russia. And this is forever. Any attempt to encroach on Crimea is a declaration of war on our country. And if a NATO country does that, it is a conflict with the entire North Atlantic Alliance. World War III. A total catastrophe, “he said.
He added that the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO does not threaten Russia, but Ukraine’s accession is much more dangerous.
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Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov responded to Medvedev. According to him, the return of the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea will be carried out “without attempts, immediately.”
“I want to reassure Mr. Medvedev: ‘Your Crimea’ can only be in the sick anti-Semitic, Ukrainophobic imagination of certain Kremlin figures, and there will be no attempt. The return of the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea will be carried out without attempt, immediately. Disrespect, Oleksiy Danilov, ”he wrote on Twitter.
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In an interview with CNN, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said that Ukraine was going to liberate all the occupied territories, including Crimea. According to the Minister, the first step will be to stabilize the situation on the ground to prevent further losses. The second stage, he said, is to push Russian troops back into their positions before the February 24 invasion.
Source: Ukrgate
