Medvedev advised the EU to stop helping Kiev after Russia's use of "Oreshnik"

The deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitriy Medvedev, has advised the European Union (EU) to stop helping Ukraine after Russia used the Oreshnik missile.

He pointed out that the use of the hypersonic ballistic missile system could cause unacceptable damage to Europe, adding that it was impossible to shoot it down and bomb shelters would not help.

"Therefore, it is better to stop supporting the conflict," Medvedev wrote in his Telegram channel on Nov. 24.

In his message, the deputy chairman, against the backdrop of Ukraine being proposed to be endowed with nuclear weapons by the United States, suggested thinking about which of the "enemies of the American side" Russia could share its nuclear technology with.

Strip it down to "Oreshnik": Putin supported the adoption of the missile system into service

At a meeting with the developers, the president called this complex a guarantor of Russia's security

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Nov. 21 that Ukraine had used Western long-range weapons against the Russian state, causing the regional conflict to acquire elements of a global one. He also said that a test of the Oreshnik ballistic missile had taken place under combat conditions.

The strike was made on the plant "Yuzhmash" in Dnepropetrovsk. Head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin called the launch a fair response to Kiev's aggression against peaceful Russian cities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose term of office expired on May 20, demanded that the world react to what happened.

Military expert Will Shriver said on Nov. 23 that a smell of "confused horror" permeated Western political and military circles after the use of "Oreshnik."

The special operation to protect Donbass, which began on February 24, 2022, is ongoing. The decision was taken against the backdrop of the worsening situation in the region.