Zelensky's threat to expand the war into Russia and Moscow's reaction

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): "Volodymyr Zelenskiy" said in his daily speech: "Gradually, the war will reach the territory of Russia, its symbolic centers and military bases, and this is an inevitable, natural and completely fair process.
 
In justifying his country's war-making, Zelensky claimed: "Ukraine is getting stronger."
 
Russia announced Sunday morning: "Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow, the capital of Russia, last night."
 
Three days ago, the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced that Kiev had repelled an air attack on targets in Moscow using drones at night and declared: "This attack has failed."
 
Earlier this month, five Ukrainian drones were shot down over Moscow. A week ago, the mayor of Moscow announced the attack of two Ukrainian drones, which were disrupted by electronic warfare and eventually crashed into non-residential buildings.
 
The increasing trend of Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow, the capital of Russia, shows the determination of the top officials of Kiev to extend the scope of the war into Russia, especially its strategic political, economic and military areas.
 
Of course, an important part of the attacks have also taken place on the Crimean peninsula, especially the Crimean Bridge that connects the main land of Russia to this region.
 
Ukraine's general goal of these attacks is to create a psychological war against Russia in the first place by creating terror in the people of this country and so-called giving them a taste of war and finally creating political and social pressures inside Russia and increasing opposition to the continuation of the Russian war. And it is Ukraine.
 
In addition, if Ukraine is equipped with long-range military equipment with greater destructive power, such as long-range suicide drones, as well as various types of ballistic and cruise missiles, it can be expected that extensive strikes will be delivered to Russia by Western countries.
 
This prospect and the serious threats resulting from it have caused a sharp reaction from Moscow and raised the possibility of a nuclear reaction from Russia.
 
A change in Russia's previous nuclear policy
In this regard, Dmitry Medvedev, the vice chairman of the Russian Security Council, said on Sunday, referring to the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons: "If Ukrainian forces with the support of NATO take control of a part of Russian territory, we will have to use nuclear weapons." became."
 
He warned: "In such a scenario, Russia will be forced to withdraw from its nuclear doctrine." Medvedev added in his message: "Imagine if an attack supported by NATO is successful and targets a part of Russian territory, we will be forced to use nuclear weapons according to the laws of the Russian presidency."
 
Medvedev's new stance represents a change in Russia's previous nuclear policy. Previously, in late March 2022, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that Russia would use nuclear weapons only if its existence was threatened.
 
However, now Medvedev, who is considered to be one of the officials close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has explicitly emphasized the use of nuclear weapons by Moscow in the event of a successful attack by Ukrainian forces with the support of the West and seizing part of Russian territory.
 
From the point of view of its government, Russian territory now includes regions such as Crimea, which was annexed to Russian territory in 2014, or even annexed parts of Ukrainian territory, namely the four provinces of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson.
 
This is considered a serious development in the process of the war in Ukraine and makes the scenario of the nuclear war between Russia and Ukraine and turning it into a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO more colorful.