07:48 ET, Thu, Apr 30, 2026 Updated: 08:08 ET, Thu, Apr 30, 2026
Medvedev warns that WW3 is on the verge of happening (Image: Getty images )
Russian ex-president Dmitry Medvedev has warned of a "real possibility" of a "nuclear apocalypse" as he cautioned that Russia is on a collision course with the UK and the rest of Europe.
Russian ex-president Dmitry Medvedev has warned of a "real possibility" of a "nuclear apocalypse" as he cautioned that Russia is on a collision course with the UK and the rest of Europe.
In a chilling address to Russian schoolchildren, the close Putin ally declared: "Our conflict with the Western world today is existential in nature.
"That is, it's a question of existence," he said.
"And, unfortunately, I have no illusions about what will happen next," he added.
"I'm often accused of using harsh rhetoric and talking about a nuclear apocalypse."
Medvedev serves as Putin's deputy on the Russian security council. (Image: Getty Images )
"But, unfortunately, it's a real possibility. Anyone who doesn't realize this is either a dreamer or a fool."
"But, unfortunately, it's a real possibility. Anyone who doesn't realize this is either a dreamer or a fool."
"But I really don't want that to happen."
"God forbid, of course, that we witness such events, but they cannot be ruled out."
"And we must prepare for them."
"This is precisely why we have a triad of strategic nuclear forces in our country."
"And it is maintained, as they say, in proper condition."
He further stated: "Let me remind you that the only country that ever used nuclear weapons was the United States of America."
"And no matter how much they talk about this threat....emanating from Iran, and that they can build a bomb, only the USA used bombs."
"God forbid, of course, that we witness such events, but they cannot be ruled out."
"And we must prepare for them."
"This is precisely why we have a triad of strategic nuclear forces in our country."
"And it is maintained, as they say, in proper condition."
He further stated: "Let me remind you that the only country that ever used nuclear weapons was the United States of America."
"And no matter how much they talk about this threat....emanating from Iran, and that they can build a bomb, only the USA used bombs."
Despite issuing these alarming nuclear threats, Medvedev squarely placed the blame for the world's precarious situation on Western nations. "The Europeans say that war with Russia is inevitable," he said.
"I don't know where they got this from, but it's a mantra."
"It's said every day."
"The Russians will definitely attack us."
He claimed: "Not a single speech by Russian politicians, not a single statement, not a single document adopted by Russia mentions the need for any conflict with Europe."
However, his own rhetoric and the constant stream of Kremlin-backed propaganda broadcasts routinely threaten Western nations with military action.
Medvedev stated Russia was "forced to conduct a special military operation," referring to the war against Ukraine - and asserted "the reasons are well known" without elaborating further.
"As for Europe, we have no aggressive intentions, but nevertheless, this flywheel is turning," he said.
He accused Western nations of manufacturing "a huge amount of weapons" while maintaining the belief that "war is inevitable."
"You understand where this road leads, as sad as it sounds," he said.
"I don't know where they got this from, but it's a mantra."
"It's said every day."
"The Russians will definitely attack us."
He claimed: "Not a single speech by Russian politicians, not a single statement, not a single document adopted by Russia mentions the need for any conflict with Europe."
However, his own rhetoric and the constant stream of Kremlin-backed propaganda broadcasts routinely threaten Western nations with military action.
Medvedev stated Russia was "forced to conduct a special military operation," referring to the war against Ukraine - and asserted "the reasons are well known" without elaborating further.
"As for Europe, we have no aggressive intentions, but nevertheless, this flywheel is turning," he said.
He accused Western nations of manufacturing "a huge amount of weapons" while maintaining the belief that "war is inevitable."
"You understand where this road leads, as sad as it sounds," he said.
"If you say every day that war is inevitable, it will start."
"There could be plenty of reasons and causes."
He claimed Europe and the EU "are led by idiots. Simply idiots."
They were "utterly destructive, narrow-minded people who rave about war with the Russian Federation" who have steered the world down a "dangerous path..."
"This conflict will likely not disappear even within a generation."
Medvedev serves as Putin's deputy on the Russian security council. As Russia's president between 2008 and 2012, he remains the only living person besides Putin to have had control over Russia's nuclear arsenal.
He took aim at Donald Trump's assertions that he had brought as many as ten conflicts to an end.
"We ourselves understand what this famous politician's words mean today," he said.
"The problem is that almost all of these conflicts have resumed."
"There could be plenty of reasons and causes."
He claimed Europe and the EU "are led by idiots. Simply idiots."
They were "utterly destructive, narrow-minded people who rave about war with the Russian Federation" who have steered the world down a "dangerous path..."
"This conflict will likely not disappear even within a generation."
Medvedev serves as Putin's deputy on the Russian security council. As Russia's president between 2008 and 2012, he remains the only living person besides Putin to have had control over Russia's nuclear arsenal.
He took aim at Donald Trump's assertions that he had brought as many as ten conflicts to an end.
"We ourselves understand what this famous politician's words mean today," he said.
"The problem is that almost all of these conflicts have resumed."
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has issued a stark nuclear apocalypse threat to Russian schoolchildren, warning that a nuclear World War III is real.
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