The former president of Russia and a keyVladimir Putinally threatened Germany with nuclear conflict after the German Justice Minister said the Russian leader would be arrested on theInternational Criminal Court's warrantif he visited the country.

What Happened: Dmitry Medvedevtold the media that the arrest of Putin wouldamount to a declaration of warand trigger a Russian strike on Germany,reportedAssociated Press.

No, it hasnt decreased, it has grown, Medvedev said in response to a question if the threat of a nuclear conflict had eased.

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Every day, when they provide Ukraine with foreign weapons, brings the nuclear apocalypse closer, he said.

The deputy secretary of Russias Security Council alsoslammed the U.S. and its NATO alliesin a barrage of similarly strongly worded statements for what he dubbed as their efforts to break up and destroy Moscow.

Our relations with the West are already worse than they have ever been in history, he added.

Lets imaginethe leader of a nuclear power visits the territory of Germany and is arrested. In this case, our assets will fly to hit the Bundestag, the chancellors office, and so on, Medvedev said.

The Kremlin has called theICC arrest warrantan outrageously partisan decision and said it was meaningless with respect to Russia. Medvedev also likened the arrest warrant to a toilet paper roll.

"The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin. No need to explain WHERE this paper should be used," Medvedev tweeted, adding a toilet paper emoji next to it.

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