The West fails to realize that the confrontation between Russia and NATO countries may at some point lead to a preemptive nuclear strike, the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, told reporters during a visit to Vietnam, reported from TASS.

Commenting on the expanding list of weapons and military equipment that NATO countries are sending to Ukraine, Medvedev said it was quite possible that the Kiev government "receives warplanes" and "maybe even nuclear weapons."

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