Putin says Russia’s nuclear arsenal is more modern and advanced than the US’ and is ready for war

The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, assured on Wednesday that his country’s nuclear weapons are more modern and advanced than those of the United States and said that its arsenal is always “ready” for a nuclear war. Western countries accuse the Russian president of making veiled threats about a possible nuclear conflict, especially in Ukraine.

In an interview with state television, put on praised the Russian nuclear triad, referring to the three ways of launching nuclear weapons, by land, sea and air.

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“Our triad, the nuclear triad, is more modern than any other triad. Only we and the Americans really have these triads. And we’ve made a lot more progress here,” he said.

The extensive television interview takes place just days before the start of the presidential elections in Russiaon Friday, when his re-election is expected by a large majority in the absence of opposition.

Putin added that his country is “ready” for a nuclear conflictbut who has never thought of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

“Why should we use means of mass destruction? “There has never been such a need” he said, stressing that Russian military doctrine provides for the use of weapons of this type only if Russia’s existence is threatened or in the case of “an attack on our sovereignty and independence”.

The Russian president also reacted for the first time to the French president’s words Emmanuel Macron, that on February 26 he said he “does not exclude” sending Western troops to Ukraine.

According to put onit wouldn’t change anything.

“If these are official military contingents from foreign countries, I am sure this will not change the situation on the battlefield.”” he claimed.

Also accused Ukraine of redoubling its attacks on Russian territory to disrupt the presidential electionsscheduled between March 15th and 17th and you are guaranteed victory.

For its part, Kiev guarantees that it will continue its attacks on Russia as long as the Russian army occupies its territory and bombs its cities.

“The main objective, I have no doubt, if they cannot undermine the presidential elections in Russia, is to at least try to somehow prevent citizens from expressing their will,” he said.

Recurrent attacks on Russian territory

Russia has been in a position of strength since the failure of the Ukrainian counter-offensive in the summer of 2023, but has been unable to defeat Ukrainetwo years after sending his troops there.

In parallel Russian territory is subject to recurring drone attacks and artillery fireUnfortunately, in a few cases, ground attacks.

On Tuesday, Pro-Ukrainian Russian fighters claimed to have crossed the Russian border in an armed attack that left at least one dead and that Moscow said it rejected.

The attackers claimed to have taken the city of TiotkinoIn the region of Kursk and on Wednesday one of these groups, the Russian Freedom Legionreleased a video in which two fighters claim to be fighting in the city.

AFP cannot confirm or deny this information.

In the early hours of Wednesday there was a new attack by dozens of Ukrainian drones on Russian territory.

One of them caused a new fire in a refinery in Ryazanabout 200 km southeast of Moscowappointed the governor of the region, Pavel Malkov.

Another drone was shot down on Wednesday as it approached an oil refinery in the Leningrad regionnear Saint Petersburg (northwest), said regional governor Alexander Drozdenko on Telegram.

In total, 58 drones attacked several Russian areas during the night and morningin particular Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk and Voronezh, the four regions bordering Ukraine, according to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense, which assured that they had all been destroyed.

Source: Elcomercio

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