Vladimir Putin rules out possible preventive nuclear attack against Ukraine or the West

The Russian President, Vladimir Putintoday ruled out a possible preventive nuclear attack against Ukraine or the West, in response to the Kremlin’s alleged plans to use weapons of mass destruction in the framework of the current military campaign in the neighboring country.

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“No, I cannot imagine myself in the place of (Soviet leader Nikita) Khrushchev. In no case”Putin said during the plenary session of the Valdai discussion club in the Moscow region, alluding to the Cuban missile crisis, which is now 60 years old.

Precisely, Putin The day before, he presided over a massive nuclear test during the first maneuvers of his strategic forces since the beginning of the Russian military intervention in Ukraine.

Putin He recommended that Westerners study the country’s nuclear deterrence doctrine that he himself approved in June 2020 and that does not contemplate a preventive attack.

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“Let them read it”He assured and added that Russia will only use “weapons of mass destruction, nuclear weapons, for the defense of its sovereignty, territorial integrity and to guarantee the security of the Russian people.”

He admitted that “as long as nuclear weapons exist, the danger of their use will always exist”, but he recalled that the US was the only country in August 1945 to use the atomic bomb against another non-atomic State, Japan.

“We have never spoken directly about the possible use by Russia of nuclear weapons. We only responded to statements made by the leaders of Western countries.” he pointed.

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The head of the Kremlin described as “nonsense” the accusations that Moscow attacks the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, when this plant has been under its control since the beginning of the “special military operation” in February.

And he criticized the IAEA inspectors who are at the plant for not denouncing where the projectiles that hit the vicinity of the nuclear facilities really come from.

Putin He stressed that it makes no sense for Russia “neither politically nor militarily” to use a dirty bomb against Ukraine, which he accused of trying to manufacture this kind of non-atomic explosive, but with radioactive elements.

In addition, he described as “primitive” the nuclear blackmail of the West aimed at pressuring the countries friendly to the Kremlin and also the neutral ones to renounce cooperation with the Kremlin.

During his speech at the forum, he also assured that Moscow is willing to dialogue with the US on strategic stability.

“If they want, we are ready. If they don’t want to, they don’t have to. We develop our modern technology, including hypersonic weapons.” he explained.

He predicted that the US, which today conducted a test with hypersonic weapons, will catch up with Russia in this area.

“For now they have not reached us and we do have them. We are developing that technology. If anyone wants to talk to us about it, we are ready.” he pointed.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned Putin on Thursday that the international community’s response will be “significant” if Moscow launches a nuclear attack.

Austin made the remarks during the presentation of the 2022 reviews of the US National Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture and Missile Defense.

On the nuclear posture, the document insists that “the United States will only consider the use of nuclear weapons in extreme circumstances” to defend its vital interests and those of its allies and partners.

Source: Elcomercio

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