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Posted on April 29, 2025
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Russia's Medvedev warns that NATO's new members, including Sweden and Finland, are potential targets for Moscow, with nuclear retaliation possible.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that NATO's newer members are now potential targets for Moscow and at risk of possible revenge strikes using nuclear weapons in the event of a conflict, the TASS state news agency reported.
Medvedev, who has styled himself as one of Russia's most outspoken anti-Western hawks, appeared to be referring to Sweden and Finland, the last two countries to join the Western military alliance.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Lucy Papachristou; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
The main topic is Russia's potential targeting of NATO's new members, like Sweden and Finland, as stated by Dmitry Medvedev.
Medvedev stated that NATO's newer members could be targets for Moscow, with nuclear weapons as a possible response.
The new NATO members mentioned are Sweden and Finland.
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