The former president of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, once again made himself the most enthusiastic spokesperson of Vladimir Putin. Dmitry Medvedev, previously known for his rather liberal positions, has become a real Kremlin hawk, fervently defending “special actionlaunched more than six months ago in Ukraine.
In response to a question on the LCI video conference on Friday, a Russian official assured that his country was doing “anything possible to avoid a third world war“. In what way? With the permission of Ukraine to join NATO. “The purpose of the special operation is to protect the vital interests of Russia, which are already threatened– he continued, accusing the West of refusing dialogue with Russia.
Faced with the death toll of the Russian invasion after the six-month war, Dmitry Medvedev denied any responsibility. “I serve my country. I don’t care about penalties. I am sure that President Putin shares the same position, we are Russian citizens.To Darius Rochebin’s question that Saddam Hussein, Slobodan Milosevic or Muammar Gaddafi have systematically lost against Western democracies, the former Russian president said that his government is not threatened in the same way and that the comparison is as follows:suspicious“. According to him, “liberal democracy is not the end point of human development“. And add:Each country goes its own way. Russia will therefore have all its opportunities to defend itself.»
Dmitry Medvedev is not limited to that. He accuses Westerners of playing gamesactive participation in the war“Particularly by supplying weapons and training the Ukrainian military to use them. “They are waging a proxy war“- he hit without swearing”never refusing to supply gas to Europe“. As Europe prepares to face gas cuts due to sanctions against Russia, the former president accuses it of “blindly following American politics“.
What will be the outcome of this conflict that has become entangled? Are negotiations still possible? “Vladimir Zelensky is an interlocutor for Russia, he represents Ukraine, but we cannot trust him because he has no experience and depends on the decisions of other countries.Medvedev answers. What about Emmanuel Macron?he maintains a respectful relationship with Vladimir Putin“, says Dmitry Medvedev, who believes that France is not like that.A vassal of the United States, unlike other European powers“.
Source: Le Figaro
