Putin Gives Orders To The Russian Army To Use Nuclear Weapons, And France Burns
In response to what it said were provocative Western statements, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the General Staff was beginning preparations to conduct exercises related to equipment for preparing and using non-strategic nuclear weapons. The ministry announced in a statement that Russian President Vladimir Putin gave instructions to increase the readiness of non-strategic nuclear forces to perform combat missions.
She explained that preparations for training missile units in the Southern Military District will take place soon, in addition to carrying out tasks related to preparations for the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons. It also indicated the participation of military aviation and naval forces in these exercises, according to what was reported by the Russian “TASS” agency.
The statement pointed out that during these exercises, tasks related to preparing the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons will be carried out. The Russian Defense Ministry explained that the exercise aims to “maintain the readiness of personnel and equipment of units concerned with the combat use of non-strategic nuclear weapons, in order to respond and to ensure the integrity and sovereignty of the Russian state unconditionally in response to the provocative statements and threats issued by some Western officials against Russia.” “.
2 For its part, the Kremlin confirmed that the nuclear maneuvers are a response to Western statements, including by French President Emmanuel Macron, regarding the possibility of sending “NATO soldiers” to Ukraine. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that these Western leaders “talked about the readiness and even intention to send armed brigades to Ukraine, that is, pitting NATO soldiers against the Russian army.”
Macron recently reiterated his position not to rule out sending Western forces to Ukraine if Russia breaches the “front lines.” It is noteworthy that the Russian President confirmed last March that his country was ready to use nuclear weapons in the event of any threat to it.
He added that Russia is militarily and technically prepared for a nuclear war, but “not everything is pushing toward it” at the present time. The Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, has also confirmed more than once since the start of the war that Russia is ready to use its nuclear weapons. Medvedev has always brandished nuclear weapons in the face of the influx of Western weapons to the Ukrainian forces fighting against his country’s forces.
He repeatedly stressed, after Moscow’s withdrawal from the New START nuclear treaty with America, that “his country has the right to defend itself with every weapon, including nuclear weapons.” While Western countries reduce the possibility of Putin resorting to nuclear weapons despite his recent withdrawal from the New START Treaty, indicating that this unlikely destructive option may bring destruction to Russia and the world alike.
