Western countries, who have always wanted to subjugate Russia, have used "agreements" for this purpose in the past, but, having failed, they are now disappointed, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev told a forum during his lecture. According to him, the West is now using Ukraine as a "battering ram" to destroy Russia without even hiding this fact. Medvedev emphasized that the only way to preserve Russia is to come out of the special military operation victorious. Preserving RussiaThe West is now using Ukraine as a "battering ram" to destroy Russia without even hiding this fact: "They are using all the methods at their disposal, including conspicuously turning Ukraine into a battering ram to destroy Russia." Now, after the West has imposed thousands of sanctions on Moscow, it feels "political pressure from all sides.