Ukraine ‘will burn’ if it strikes Crimea, ex-Russian president warns
Moscow could retaliate “in any way possible” should Kiev decide to attack Crimea, Dmitry Medvedev has said | Washington’s decision to supply Ukraine with longer-range missiles and allow Kiev to use them at will can only lead to further escalation, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday. He added that the US appears to not want the Ukraine conflict to end. In an interview with Russian journalist Nadana Fridrikhson, Medvedev denied that Ukrainian strikes against the Crimean peninsula would force Moscow to sit down at the negotiating table. “The result would be exactly the contrary. There would be no talks in such a case. There would only be retaliatory strikes,” he warned.
■ Longer-range rockets included in $2 bln U.S. pledge for Ukraine (Reuters)
■ DMITRY MEDVEDEV @medvedev_telegram replied in writing to several of my questions (02/05/23)