Former Russian president posts video showing Oreshnik missile and threatens European countries

Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian president and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, has posted a video showing the Oreshnik ballistic missile, issuing threats towards European countries that are prepared to deploy troops to Ukraine after a peace deal is reached.

Source: Medvedev on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Details: Medvedev repeated Moscow's long-standing position that it will not accept troops from any NATO country on the Ukrainian territory.

Quote: "The ruling European dimwits want a war in Europe after all. It's been said a thousand times: Russia won't accept any European or NATO troops in Ukraine, but no, Micron [French President Emmanuel Macron] keeps peddling this pathetic bullshit. Well, come on then. This is what you'll get."

More details: Medvedev accompanied the threat with CCTV footage purporting to show an Oreshnik missile strike on Lviv Oblast.

Background:

• The UK and France pledged in a declaration on 6 January 2026 to deploy troops in Ukraine if a peace agreement is reached.
• Russia's Foreign Ministry has said that the Coalition of the Willing declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine is far removed from a peaceful settlement and that Russia will view Western troops deployed in Ukraine as "legitimate military targets".
• Le Monde has also detailed Macron's meeting with French lawmakers about a plan involving 6,000 troops for Ukraine.

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