Ex-Russian President Threatens To Exterminate Russia's 'Bastard' Enemies

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday threatened to exterminate his country’s enemies in a strongly-worded message published online.

Medvedev, who is now serving as the Deputy Chair of Russia’s Security Council and is a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, said he will “do anything” to make Moscow's enemies “disappear,” according to his Telegram post.

"I answer - I hate them. They are bastards and degenerates. They want death to us, to Russia,” Medvedev wrote. “And while I'm alive, I will do everything to make them disappear."

While Medvedev did not clarify who the post was targeting, some experts believe he is pertaining to both Kyiv and the West. Other experts believe his Telegram message was a “genocidal message” aimed at Ukrainians.

His statement comes just days after he warned of retaliation against Western countries that are providing weaponry and rocket systems to Ukraine amid the war.

"If, God forbid, these weapons are used against Russian territory then our armed forces will have no other choice but to strike decision-making centers. Of course, it needs to be understood that the final decision-making centers in this case, unfortunately, are not located on the territory of Kyiv,” he said in an interview with Al Jazeera.

Medvedev served as the president of Russia from 2008 to 2012 and became the Prime Minister from 2012 to 2020. He was later appointed by Putin, who was initially barred from serving a third consecutive term at the time, as the deputy chair of the Security Council.

Since Putin announced the “special military operations” in Ukraine in February, Medvedev has promoted the Kremlin’s narrative of the conflict. For example, Medvedev, in April, dismissed evidence of the atrocities committed by Russian troops occupying Bucha as Ukrainian propaganda made by Western public relations companies and other non-governmental organizations.

Medvedev has also parroted Putin’s claim that Ukraine is not a real state but is another part of Russia and that Ukrainians are people who are anti-Russia.

"Deep Ukrainianism, fueled by anti-Russian poison and an all-consuming lie about its identity, is one big fake," he said in a Telegram post in April, as translated by Business Insider.