For months, Russia's ex-president Medvedev has been agitating against Ukraine, calling for more and more attacks on the country - and even questioning its very existence. Now the Ukrainian secret service is reacting.
The Ukrainian secret service SBU has issued a manhunt for Russia's former President Dmitry Medvedev. According to the appeal published this Monday, Medvedev is accused of attacking the borders and sovereignty of Ukraine. According to paragraph 110 paragraph 2 of the Ukrainian penal code, he faces a prison sentence of five to ten years as a civil servant.
Medvedev, who is currently deputy secretary of Russia's National Security Council, on Sunday effectively announced Russia's retaliation for the Crimean bridge blast. The explosion is a terrorist attack to which Russia will respond by "destroying the terrorists," he wrote.
After the heavy rocket attacks on Kyiv and other major Ukrainian cities this Monday, which left several dead and injured dozens, he added that this was just the beginning. "The first episode is over. There will be more," wrote Medvedev. The Ukrainian state in its current form is a constant threat to Russia. Therefore, the political leadership of the neighboring country must be completely eliminated, stressed Medvedev.
Medvedev was president between 2008 and 2012 and was considered liberal in the West at the time. He is now a fervent supporter of the war against Ukraine and has defended "military special operations" as a means "to prevent World War III." The 56-year-old has repeatedly spoken disparagingly about Ukraine and even questioned its continued existence.
He also recently confirmed his country's nuclear weapons option. "I must remind you once again, for the deaf ears that only hear themselves: Russia has the right to use nuclear weapons if necessary," he wrote. This is "certainly not a bluff".
