Dmitry Medvedev

Trump declared war on Kremlin, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev claims

Medvedev wrote that pressure from Congress to sanction Russian companies "still doesn’t change the most important thing: these decisions are an act of war against Russia."

|ByCORINNE BAUM
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council and leader of the United Russia political party Dmitry Medvedev attends an event marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea October 9, 2025.
THEN-RUSSIAN prime minister Dmitry Medvedev crosses paths with US President Donald Trump at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations dinner in Manila in 2017.

Russia's Dead Hand system return shows that global stability has become fragile - opinion

The Dead Hand system first emerged in the public eye in the 1980s, as an automatic retaliation mechanism, guaranteeing a nuclear strike even if Russia’s leadership were destroyed.

|BySALEM ALKETBI
US President Donald Trump points a finger as he delivers remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 31, 2025

Trump orders nuclear submarines to move near Russia in response to Medvedev threats

"I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that," Trump said.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Russia's Deputy head of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev takes part in a wreath laying ceremony marking Defender of the Fatherland Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, February 23, 2024.

Nations prepared to arm Iran with nuclear warheads after US strikes, Russia’s Medvedev claims

Medvedev suggested that the United States’ attacks on three sites in Isfahan, Natanz, and Fordow backfired, and led to the opposite result from what US President Donald Trump had set out to achieve.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

Russia: Iran close to nuke capability

Medvedev statement comes after Teheran-Moscow spat on UN sanctions.

JULY 12, 2010By JPOST.COM STAFF
Medvedev angry 311

Barak wants initiative on US ties

Peres praises Russian shift on Iran just before Lavrov visit.

JUNE 29, 2010ByHERB KEINON
ehud barak 311

Medvedev: CIA Iran report 'worrying'

Russian president slams Teheran's lack of transparency on nuke issue.

JUNE 28, 2010ByASSOCIATED PRESS, JPOST.COM STAFF
MEDVEDEV 311

'Some agreement on Iran sanctions'

In Germany, Medvedev says diplomacy is still the desired path.

JUNE 5, 2010ByASSOCIATED PRESS
Medvedev angry 311

Russia-Syria arms deal irks Israel

Moscow's ME sales have long concerned J'lem, official tells 'Post.'

MAY 16, 2010ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Assad Medvedev 311

Grandmaster of dissidence, Garry Kasparov

"To stop Iran, you must bring down Putin."

MAY 14, 2010ByDAVID HOROVITZ
GaryKasparov311

Medvedev and Obama talk Iran, Mideast

Leaders discuss the need for "non-standard" approaches to problems.

MAY 14, 2010ByASSOCIATED PRESS
Obama Medvedev 248.88

Misguided in Moscow

Post-Soviet Russia has not fully internalized history’s lessons.

MAY 13, 2010ByJPOST EDITORIAL
medvedev erdogan bff 311

Israel slams Russia's Hamas stance

Gov't issues an unusually sharp response to Medvedev's suggestions.

MAY 12, 2010By JPOST.COM STAFF
Medvedev and Gul 311

Medvedev: Include Hamas in talks

In Turkey, Russian president says Gaza on brink of "human tragedy."

MAY 12, 2010ByASSOCIATED PRESS
medvedev in turkey 311