Russia's former president warns about the rising threat of nuclear conflict and blasts a German minister for threatening Russian President Vladimir Putin with arrest, saying that such action would amount to a declaration of war.
He noted that the move added to a "colossal negative potential" in the already bitterly strained ties between Russia and the West.Medvedev specifically blasted German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann, who said last week that Mr Putin would be arrested on the ICC's warrant if he visits Germany.
Mr Medvedev also challenged Ukraine's sovereignty in comments that could reflect Moscow's plans to extend its gains."But due to geopolitical reasons and the course of history we had tolerated that we were living in separate quarters and had been forced to acknowledge those invented borders for a long time."
Many in the West expected Mr Medvedev to win a second term and further soften the Kremlin's policies, but he stepped down to allow Mr Putin to reclaim the presidency in what Kremlin critics denounced as a cynical manipulation.
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