Russian Deputy Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said in Solnechnogorsk that Western countries are using Ukraine as a "battering ram" against Russia. According to the Russian official, the goal is to damage or destroy Russia, and he argued that the West is no longer concealing that intention.
Medvedev’s comments add to Moscow’s long-running claim that the war in Ukraine is part of a broader confrontation between Russia and Western powers. His remarks framed Ukraine not as an independent actor in the conflict, but as an instrument of outside governments seeking to pressure Russia.
The statement, reported on Wednesday, reflects the sharply confrontational language often used by senior Russian officials when discussing Western support for Ukraine. It also highlights how Russian leaders continue to present the conflict as a direct struggle with the West rather than only a dispute centered on Ukraine.
With tensions between Russia and Western governments still high, Medvedev’s latest comments reinforce the Kremlin’s broader political narrative about the war and international pressure on Moscow.
