"Weapons Exist In Order To Use": Vladimir Putin Warns The West Of Nuclear War (image@KremlinRussia_E)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was technically ready for nuclear war. Putin said that sending of US troops to Ukraine will be considered as a significant escalation of the conflict. Days before the March election, Putin said he saw no requirement to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
The 71-year-old Russian President, who is certain that another six years are promised in the upcoming election, said, “from military-technical point of view”, he is ready for nuclear war. the comment came as a response to the question whether Russia is ready for a nuclear war.
Talking to RIA news agency, Putin said Washington understood that if Americans troops are deployed on Russian or Ukraine territory, Moscow would treat the move as an intervention. The nuclear war warning came after another offer for talks on Ukraine as a part of new post-Cold War demarcation of European security. US responded that Putin is not ready for serious talks over Ukraine.
Moscow has voiced a series of nuclear warnings against US, aiming to discourage Washington in its involvement in Kyiv. US said no major changes in Russia’s nuclear threat but Putin’s remark on nuclear has caused concern in Washington.
According to Kremlin’s nuclear doctrine, Russia would use such weapons, broadly as a response to an attack using nuclear or other weapons of mass destruction. Putin said, “Weapons exist in order to use them, we have our own principles”.
CNN reported that American President Joe Biden was concerned about Russia using a tactical or battlefield nuclear weapon in Ukraine, back in 2022. Putin said he never felt the need to use nuclear weapon in Ukraine.
He also said that he is ready for serious talks regarding Ukraine. He said, “Russia is ready for negotiations on Ukraine, but they should be based on reality – and not on cravings after the use of psychotropic drugs”. The Russian President also said that he trusts no one and need written security guarantees. He said, “I don’t trust anyone, but we need guarantees, and guarantees must be spelled out, they must be such that we would be satisfied”.
