The representative of the occupying country said that the risk is great, because it is provoked by "pumping Ukraine with weapons."

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev erupted in threats over the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine. He believes that military assistance to Ukraine provokes a "nuclear war" with NATO.

He stated this in Telegram.

Medvedev is outraged by the fact that in Europe and the United States they are talking about nuclear threats to the Russian Federation. At the same time, Putin's ally himself raised the issue and again threatened NATO with a nuclear war.

He accused Western countries of unleashing a proxy war with Russia, and also made a number of high-profile statements about NATO countries that help Ukraine defend itself from Russian invaders.

"The NATO pumping of Ukraine with weapons, the training of its troops to use Western equipment, the dispatch of mercenaries and the conduct of exercises of the Alliance countries near our borders increase the likelihood of a direct and open conflict between NATO and Russia instead of the "war of proxy" that is being waged. Such a conflict always has the risk of transition into a full-fledged nuclear war. This would be a catastrophic scenario for all," he wrote.

Moreover, Medvedev urged NATO "not to lie to yourself and others" and "simply think about the possible consequences of their actions."

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hinted that in the future his state could use nuclear weapons against Ukraine. Later, he again did not rule out such a possibility, however, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that nuclear weapons would not be used.

Before that, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that the world should prepare for a nuclear strike by the aggressor. In turn, Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the President's Office, warned the leadership of the Russian Federation against nuclear strikes on the territory of Ukraine.

The US State Department threatened the Kremlin with consequences in the event of a nuclear strike on Ukraine.