Remember when Medvedev said the United States was on the verge of an imminent civil war?

In September 2024, former Russian President, and a close ally of Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev made a concerning claim that the U.S. was on the verge of an imminent civil war.

In a social media post, Medvedev shared his thoughts on U.S. politics and predicted that the United States would soon descend into civil war while he postulated about American sanctions on Russia.

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. 

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.

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. 

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.

"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.”

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. 

“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.

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.

“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. 

“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.

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. 

"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. 

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.

“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.”

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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