Deputy Chairman of the Defense Committee of the Russian State Duma, Yuri Shvytkin, said that US preparations to respond to a potential nuclear attack on Ukraine by Russian troops are incomprehensible. writes about this “lenta.ru”.
Thus, the parliamentarian commented on information that Washington acknowledged the possibility of Moscow using weapons of mass destruction. According to the legislator, statements about nuclear war are generally “crazy”.
“In this situation [безумством] The United States definitely. Russia did not attack, much less used much less, and has no intention of using nuclear weapons against anyone,” Shvytkin emphasized.
At the same time, he added that the nuclear forces of the Russian Federation are now in full combat readiness. This is due to the actions of “crazy people” represented by Western countries that possess weapons of mass destruction.
“Even such statements about a possible Russian attack on Ukraine are the nonsense of a mad man, there is no other way to call it,” the lawmaker said.
After all, the parliamentarian did not ignore that the USA was trying to legitimize the preparation of its own nuclear forces against a possible conflict with such statements. Moreover, as Shvytkin said, Washington could take advantage of this situation and become the first country to launch a nuclear attack on Russian territory.
March 10, New York Times reportedHe said that following the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, American officials began developing a plan in case the Russian Federation used nuclear weapons. According to journalists, we are talking about the use of non-nuclear weapons in response to such actions. However, the authors of the article explained that Washington expects to show an “impressive reaction” to this development of events.
Previously in the Kremlin saidIn what situation can a country use nuclear weapons?