Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday raised the specter of Russia using nuclear weapons on several Western cities — including Washington. Medvedev, who serves Putin as deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council, warned of a global nuclear war if his country is forced to return territories it has seized in Ukraine throughout its two-year war. The Kyiv Independent reported Medvedev made the threat on the platform Telegram. “Attempts to restore Russia’s 1991 borders will lead only to one thing — a global war with Western countries with the…
