US EditionMedvedev vs Trump: Russian Ex-President Becomes Putin's Provocateur-in-Chief
RUSSIA, AUG 4 – Medvedev's nuclear threats serve as Kremlin strategy to intimidate Western adversaries amid Ukraine conflict, while Kremlin emphasizes Putin's responsible stance on nuclear issues.
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Medvedev vs Trump: Russian ex-president becomes Putin's provocateur-in-chief
Dmitri Medvedev, the former Russian president who is today best known as a Kremlin provocateur on social media, managed to goad US President Donald Trump into redeploying two US nuclear submarines on Friday. Once the face of Russian openness to the West, Medvedev now promotes an ultra-nationalist agenda to his millions of online followers.
After days of social media battle between the US President and Russia's ex-Kremlchef, the situation is dramatically worsening: Trump threatens an ultimatum, Medvedev with war – and now the disarmament treaty is officially in ruins.
He once ate a burger with Obama and wanted to link Russia to the West. Now he mocks Trump and threatens World War III. Who is this Dmitry Medvedev?
The former Russian President was seen during his mandate as a reformist leader, but for three years he has adopted an infamous rhetoric against the West.
From a democrat to 'broken man' feuding with Trump, the rise and fall of Russia's Dmitry Medvedev
In the West, Dmitry Medvedev was once seen as a democrat who could liberalise Russia. In a stunning fall, he has been reduced to a rabid attack dog for Vladimir Putin who threatens Western capitals with nuclear weapons and launches into xenophobic rants on social media. In his feud with Donald Trump last week, he may have finally overstepped.
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