Alex Younger, the former head of UK foreign intelligence service MI6, said Western countries should not publicly display their fears about the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, despite the fact that it could happen. It has been reported Times Radio.
“Russia can escalate even with the use of nuclear forces, but I don’t think that will happen. <...>. It would be a mistake for us to show Putin (our assistance to Ukraine. – socialbites.ca) that to some extent as a result of threats, ”Yanger said.
According to the former head of MI6, there is currently no evidence that Russia is preparing for the possible use of nuclear weapons, but the risk of escalation will be much higher if the Ukrainian conflict does not end with “apparent failure” of the Russian Federation. .
Earlier, Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the President of Russia, commenting on the UK, Germany and France’s promises to supply Ukraine with weapons, including fifth generation warplanes, declarationThat the actions of the West led to the escalation of the Ukrainian conflict.
Source: Gazeta
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