Doomsday Clock, definingDeputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov told the TV channel that “in less than two minutes” it was shown how close humanity was to a global catastrophe. “Russia 1”.
“I can say that this clock now shows something between two minutes and two minutes, but this does not mean that the clock cannot be turned back and the Doomsday Clock will start to strike. But we need to approach what is happening with full responsibility,” Ryabkov said (quoted by: TASS).
The deputy minister added that “the army needs to keep its powder dry as scenarios can be very different.”
Ryabkov warns about deployment of nuclear arsenal
During the interview, Ryabkov said that there may come a time when Russia considers it necessary to deploy missiles with nuclear warheads in response to similar actions by Western countries. According to the diplomat, such a decision should be made by the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces Vladimir Putin and the top military leadership.
“I accept that there may come a time when this will be needed,” Ryabkov said.
On July 10, the White House released: expression On behalf of the governments of the United States and Germany, he states that the United States will begin “sporadic” deployments of its long-range firearms in Germany in 2026, with plans to station them permanently in Germany later.
“Long-range launch units will include the SM-6, Tomahawk and emerging hypersonic weapons that have a significantly greater range than current European ground-based launchers,” the report said.
If the US deploys weapons in Germany, Russia will consider itself “free” from a unilateral moratorium on the deployment of intermediate-range offensive weapons (INF). stated Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the main naval parade in St. Petersburg.
According to him, if American weapons are deployed in Germany, important Russian government and military control facilities, as well as administrative and industrial centers and defense infrastructure of the Russian Federation, will be within their reach.
“The flight time of such missiles, which in the future can be equipped with nuclear warheads, to targets on our territory will be about ten minutes,” the President emphasized.
“Debate spiral” avoided
Sergei Ryabkov too statedThe signal, transmitted by the head of the Russian Defense Ministry Andrei Belousov during his meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, reached recipients not only in the American capital, but also in other cities “controlled by Washington.”
“We avoided a new escalation,” Ryabkov said.
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported About the conversation between Austin and Belousov on July 12.
“The issue of preventing security threats and reducing the risk of possible escalation was discussed,” the defence ministry said.
The meeting took place at the initiative of Moscow. Wrote The New York Times. According to the publication, in a telephone conversation they discussed the upcoming “secret operation” of Ukraine against the Russian Federation. The Pentagon allegedly had no knowledge of the Ukrainian operation, but took Moscow’s warning “so seriously that it contacted Kiev and urged that the operation not be carried out if there was such a plan.”
Sergei Ryabkov approvedIt was stated that the provocation may be related to a “military incident”.
The diplomat did not go into details but said there was a “certain connection” between the planned sabotage and the incident carried out by the Russian Armed Forces.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Ryabkov said that the Russian Federation will not make concessions to the United States on the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis. The diplomat also stressed that the time for Moscow to make unilateral concessions is in the past.
“There is no aid, gifts, privileges or any gesture that can appease Washington. If they try to impose on us something that will only benefit them unilaterally again, then there will be no agreement. “Negotiations are possible only in the case of ‘fighting’, Americans understand such talk well,” Ryabkov said.
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