Member of the influential Russian Security Council Vladimir PutinDmitry Medvedev warned today that the more destructive the weapons the West supplies Ukraine with, the greater the risk of a “nuclear apocalypse.”

Russia, which has more nuclear weapons than any other state, has repeatedly said that the West is engaged in a proxy war with Russia in Ukraine, which could lead to further escalation of the conflict.

US President Joe Biden told his Group of Seven (G7) colleagues on Friday that he supports a joint effort with allies to train Ukrainian pilots in F-16 fighter jets, according to a senior US administration official, although he is not currently committed to doing so. supplies him with his fighters.

“The more weapons provided, the more dangerous the world will become,” former Russian President and now Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Menvedev told Russian news agencies on his way to Vietnam.

“And the more destructive these weapons are, the more likely it is that the scenario will develop what is commonly called a nuclear apocalypse,” Medvedev was quoted by the TASS news agency and RIA Novosti as saying.

The West says it wants to help Ukraine defeat Russia, but has repeatedly insisted it does not want to foment a direct confrontation between the US-backed NATO alliance and Russia.

The Russian military said today they defeated militants who infiltrated the Russian border region of Belgorod in armored vehicles, killing more than 70 “Ukrainian nationalists” and forcing the rest back into Ukraine.

Medvedev called the invaders “tramps” who should be exterminated “like rats.”

“Responsibility … lies with the Kiev regime and in general with its sponsors abroad, which are Washington and the countries of the European Union, together with their associated countries, such as the UK and others,” Medvedev said, TASS reports. .

“This is their responsibility, direct and indirect,” Medvedev said.

Source: APE-MPE, Reuters.