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Medvedev predicts civil war in the United States is imminent

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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev brought his ‘expertise’ on American politics to bear in a recent social media post that saw the Kremlin insider predict the United States would collapse into civil war while writing about U.S. sanctions on Russia.

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Medvedev previously served as the President and Prime Minister of Russia but his role in the Russian government today has seen him appointed Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council of Russia, though he has a wider function.

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Medvedev often serves as a public mouthpiece for the more hawkish side of the Kremlin and has voiced opinions on a wide variety of issues that affect Moscow, especially when it comes to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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For example, The Kyiv Independent reported in February that Medvedev has repeatedly threatened Western nations with nuclear war since Russia invaded Ukraine. However, Medvedev’s latest public comments provided some interesting analysis of American politics.

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In a post published to Telegram on September 7th, Medvedev provided his gauge of the political climate in the United States and suggested that the country would collapse into civil war while postulating about U.S. sanction policy towards Russia.

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“Out of spite for the current administration, Donald Trump has threatened to lift sanctions against Russia. But will he really do it if elected? No, of course not. Medvedev wrote according to Newsweek. “For all his apparent bravado as an ‘outsider’, Trump is ultimately an establishment insider.”

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Medvedev noted that Trump was an “eccentric narcissist” but also a “pragmatist” and businessman who understood that U.S. sanctions on Russia harmed the dollar and its global dominance, but he added that Trump still wouldn’t push back against U.S. sanctions on Russia.

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“However, that’s insufficient reason to stage a revolution in the United States and go against the anti-Russian line of the notorious Deep State, which is much stronger than any Trump,” Medvedev added.

Kamala Harris won’t lift sanctions either

The former Russian President then turned his attention to Kamala Harris and wrote that his audience shouldn’t “expect any surprises from her” because of her inexperience, and added that she was “just plain stupid” according to her enemies.

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“Beautiful meaningless speeches and boring ‘correct’ answers to questions will be prepared for her, which she will read off a teleprompter while laughing contagiously,” Medvedev explained of a future Harris presidency.

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“There were sanctions against the USSR throughout the 20th century, and they’ve returned on an unprecedented scale in the 21st. So, it’s sanctions forever. Or rather, until the US collapses during an imminent new civil war. After all, Hollywood makes films about this for a reason.” Medvedev continued.

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Newsweek reported that this wasn’t the first time Medvedev has issued a warning that the United States would descend into civil war. He made similar comments on July 4th and drew parallels between the civil war in America and the conflict in Ukraine.

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“It has become clear to many that the experience of long-term confrontation between the Union and the slave-owning Confederacy greatly resembles the Ukrainian conflict,” Medvedev wrote according to Newsweek.

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In August 2023, Medvedev explained in an interview with Russian news networks TASS and RT that the United States was “in a state of disarray and conflict with itself,” hinting that the country’s problems could lead to civil war.

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“America is currently in a state of disarray and conflict with itself. In my view, this discord is irreconcilable in a way, and such domestic conflicts often lead to civil wars,” Medvedev noted. “I don’t know what will happen in the US but this is the current level of conflict.”

“Great discord among the elites”

Medvedev went on to say that there was “great discord among the elites” and added that “Confrontation is underway between the conservative Republican political establishment and the liberal sector represented by the Democratic Party, which has in fact torn America apart.”

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I’m healthier than those wishing me death – Wike declares

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike on Thursday declared that he is healthier than those wishing him dead.

Wike also vowed to signed the condolence letters of those behind the rumours of his death.

Several posts on the social media had claimed that Wike collapsed last week and was flown to France for treatment.

The minister had dismissed the claims,stressing that they were the handiwork of baseless politicians.

Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday after inspecting some projects, Wike insisted that he met with President Bola Tinubu twice last week amid the claims of his collapse.

“The day Mr President broke Iftar during his birthday, I was there and the next day, I led Abuja residents to pay Sallah homage.

 

“I see all those stories, this is politics but we have thick skin so those things don’t bother us. We are never distracted but focused on our jobs.

“I thank Nigerians for being worried. People should not wish their fellow human beings such things.

“We know that we will all die one day and nobody will remain in this world forever, it’s only God that will say the day you will die.

“Don’t bother yourselves, I’m healthier than most of them and I will write their condolence letters, I can assure you of that.”

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US will stay in NATO, but it must be ‘stronger’, Marco Rubio tells his 31 counterparts

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reassured NATO allies of the US’ commitment to the military transatlantic alliance at his first meeting of NATO foreign affairs ministers, while recalling Donald Trump’s message that the European countries and Canada need to further increase defence spending.

“The United States President Trump’s made clear he supports NATO, we’re going to remain in NATO,” Rubio told reporters in Brussels, stressing that the US wants the alliance to be stronger against any potential threat.

“The only way NATO can get stronger and more viable is if our partners, the nation states that comprise this important alliance, have more capability,” he added.

The top US diplomat said he expects to leave Brussels with a clear commitment from allies to spend 5% of their GDP on defence—an increase from the current 2%, which some European countries, such as Belgium, Italy, and Spain, still fail to meet.

“I understand there’s domestic politics after decades of building up vast social safety net that maybe don’t want to take away from that and invest more in national security, but a full-scale ground war in the heart of Europe is a reminder that hard power is still necessary as a deterrent,” he said.

Rubio’s comments come after Donald Trump said last month that the US would not defend its allies unless they increased burden-sharing within the alliance. “It’s common sense, right,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office in early March. “If they don’t pay, I’m not going to defend them.”

The transatlantic alliance is currently assessing its capability gaps before committing to a new defence spending target, but a final figure is not expected until the annual NATO summit in June in The Hague.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stressed that European NATO members have recently committed to the largest increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War, though he agreed with the US that more must be done.

“It’s my assumption that what we need to spend, the Canadians and Europeans together, will be north of 3%,” the former Dutch prime minister said on his way in to the two-day meeting of the alliance’s foreign ministers in Brussels.

Rubio stressed that raising defence spending to 5% cannot be done “in one year or two”, but the US now demands a real way forward from its allies to build a stronger NATO capable of defending its territories.

The NATO chief also warned that the global security threats facing the Alliance are increasingly interconnected and that the Russian threat will persist for many years.

“We are seeing what China is doing. We’re seeing how these two theatres, the inner Pacific and the Euro-Atlantic are getting more and more connected by the fact that the Russians are working together with the North Koreans, with the Chinese, with Iran, so we have to look at all these theatres in conjunction and that will be our focus,” he said.

European NATO members are also expecting clear messages or a roadmap from Rubio regarding the US withdrawal of troops from Europe, where around 100,000 American soldiers are stationed. However, the US secretary of state has not yet addressed the issue, and Rutte indicated that no immediate drawdown is planned.

“There are no plans for them (the US) to all of a sudden draw down their presence here in Europe, but we know that for America being the superpower they are they have to attend to more theatres than one,” Rutte said.

Some NATO members consider that the US could reduce its presence by some 20,000 to 50,000 troops.

The NATO secretary general acknowledged that the US has long sought to pivot its attention toward the Indo-Pacific but assured that it will be done “in a very coordinated manner.”

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Security: Abia govt to keep close watch on traditional rulers, confirms kidnap victim’s release

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Abia State government has again, warned traditional rulers in the state against harbouring criminals in their communities, saying that they would be placed under watch.

The warning was sounded at Government House Umuahia by the Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, on Wednesday, while briefing Journalists on the outcome of this week’s executive council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti.

The State government also cautioned town union leaders to be vigilant and report all cases of suspicious movements involving criminal elements in their areas to security agents.

The Commissioner who disclosed that a popular businessman who was kidnapped in Ukwa East LGA a few weeks ago has been released, said that the State government would be using security agencies to beam light on all traditional rulers, to ascertain those who harbour criminals in their domains.

“As is usual with security matters, I may not want to go into details of what happened to the businessman, but the state government is advising Abians to remain vigilant. Town unions and traditional rulers must be alive to their duties of keeping watch over their domains.

“The state government is frowning seriously at this and the warning is that if you are caught in the act of harbouring criminals, you will be treated as one”, said Kanu.

He advised all commercial vehicle operators who have registered their vehicles in the ongoing registration policy to do so as strict enforcement of the initiative would soon start.

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