The Kremlin has doubled down on a threat made by Vladimir Putin's close ally Dmitry Medvedev, who said the defeat of Russia on the battlefield in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war with the West. Vladimir Putin's ally Dmitry Medvedev has threatened the West with nuclear war in Ukraine beats Russia on the battlefield. If Russia loses, it would trigger nuclear war, said Medvedev, who as Russian president from 2008 to 2012 once had his finger on the Kremlin's nuclear trigger. 'It doesn't occur to any of the wretches to draw the following elementary conclusion: That the loss of a nuclear power in a conventional war could provoke a nuclear war. This week, Britain raised the pressure on Germany by becoming the first Western country to send Western tanks, promising Challenger 2 heavy tanks.
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