Putin is prepared for the Ukraine proxy war to go nuclear
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:51 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an ominous nuclear warning to the West, saying that his country is technically ready for a nuclear war.
"From a military-technical point of view, we are, of course, ready. [Our nuclear forces] are constantly in a state of combat readiness," Putin told state-run TV channel Russia-1 and news agency RIA Novosti in an interview on Tuesday.
His remarks come days after he warned during his annual state of the nation address in Moscow that his "strategic nuclear forces are in a state of full readiness." Putin has said since September 2022 that Russia was prepared to use nuclear weapons to defend its "territorial integrity," declaring that "this is not a bluff."
In his interview, Putin said there has so far been no need to use tactical nuclear weapons in his war against Ukraine, which he launched in February 2022.
"Apart from [U.S. President Joe] Biden, there are enough other experts in the sphere of Russian-American relations and strategic restraint. So I don't think that everything is going to go head-on here, but we are ready for it," Putin said.
The Russian leader also said the U.S. is developing nuclear forces, "but this does not mean that it is ready to start a nuclear war tomorrow."
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"From a military-technical point of view, we are, of course, ready. [Our nuclear forces] are constantly in a state of combat readiness," Putin told state-run TV channel Russia-1 and news agency RIA Novosti in an interview on Tuesday.
His remarks come days after he warned during his annual state of the nation address in Moscow that his "strategic nuclear forces are in a state of full readiness." Putin has said since September 2022 that Russia was prepared to use nuclear weapons to defend its "territorial integrity," declaring that "this is not a bluff."
In his interview, Putin said there has so far been no need to use tactical nuclear weapons in his war against Ukraine, which he launched in February 2022.
"Apart from [U.S. President Joe] Biden, there are enough other experts in the sphere of Russian-American relations and strategic restraint. So I don't think that everything is going to go head-on here, but we are ready for it," Putin said.
The Russian leader also said the U.S. is developing nuclear forces, "but this does not mean that it is ready to start a nuclear war tomorrow."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pu ... 5517&ei=17