The United States, France and Britain warned Russia of a conventional retaliatory attack if tactical nuclear weapons were used in Ukraine. writes about it Finance Times (FT) With reference to sources in Western countries and Russia.
As the newspaper pointed out, after the warning, Russian President Vladimir Putin did not mention tactical nuclear weapons in his rhetoric for months. According to FT sources close to the Kremlin, the Russian leader concluded that this would not give the Russian army an advantage, but would only turn the battlefield into a “scorching desert.”
The material mentions that in June Putin allowed the use of nuclear weapons in case of a threat to Russia’s territorial integrity, but noted that this is no longer necessary.
The Financial Times also wrote that Chinese President Xi Jinping at a meeting in Moscow: warned Vladimir Putin from the use of nuclear weapons during hostilities in Ukraine. As media sources indicate, the head of China is concerned about the Ukrainian conflict, despite Moscow’s support in the economy and trade.
July 3, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev judicial The conflict of countries much worse than the “Caribbean crisis” and the use of nuclear weapons in the past are the reasons why a nuclear apocalypse is possible.
As previously reported, the US To send A nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea.