Putin orders nuclear exercises after statements about sending Western troops to Ukraine

The Russian President, Vladimir Putinordered this Monday the carrying out of nuclear exercises “in the near future”, in response to statements by leaders of Western powers about the possibility of sending soldiers to Ukraine.

Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine in February 2022, put on put it on the table several times possibility of resorting to nuclear weapons.

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He Ministry of Defense Russo announced in a statement the organization of exercises “train in the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons”, which can be used on the battlefield and be fired at missiles.

He Kremlin stated that these exercises are a response to the leaders’ statements Western powers on the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine.

The spokesperson for Kremlin, Dmitri Peskovreported that there is talk of “intention to send armed contingents Ukrainethat is, placing soldiers from the NATO against the Russian armed forces.”

The spokesperson pointed out to the French president, Emmanuel Macronwhose rhetoric he described as “very dangerous”, as well as statements from senior British and American officials.

Last week, Macronreiterated its position on a possible deployment of troops to Ukrainewhich he had already raised in February.

“If the Russians broke through the front line, if there was a Ukrainian request – which is not the case today –, we should legitimately ask the question”said the French president.

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Aviation and navy

The exercises, ordered by Vladimir Putinwill include the aviation, navy and forces of the Southern Military District, which is headquartered very close to Ukraine and covers the Ukrainian regions whose annexation claims Moscowaccording to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The date and location of the exercises was not specified.

Russian nuclear doctrine provides for the use “strictly defensive” of nuclear weapons in the event of an attack on Russia with weapons of mass destruction or in the event of aggression with conventional weapons “that threaten the existence of the State”.

In October 2023, Russia announced that Putin supervised ballistic missile launches during military maneuvers designed to simulate a “massive nuclear attack” on the part of Moscow.

On the battlefield, the Russian army claimed the capture of two other cities in the east and northeast of Ukrainewhere the troops of Moscow have recorded several advances in recent months.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that its soldiers “they launched”the localities of Kotliarivkain the Northeast, and solovioveIn the region of Donetskin the east, near the city of Ocheretinwhose socket Moscow he stated on Sunday.

Russia has been on the offensive since the failure of the major counterattack launched by Ukraine in mid-2023, benefiting from the attrition of the army Kyivwho has difficulty recruit new soldiers to repel the invasion that began in February 2022.

Separately, at least six people were killed and 35 injured in a Ukrainian drone strike in the Russian border region of Belgorodwhere attacks by US forces Kyiv They are common, according to its governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov.

The Investigative Committee of Russia He announced that he had opened an investigation.

Source: Elcomercio

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