Vladimir Putin responds to recent statements from David Cameron and Emmanuel Macron over Ukraine war
An Iskander missile in Russia, which is preparing to ‘practise the issues of preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons’.An Iskander missile in Russia, which is preparing to ‘practise the issues of preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons’.
“Casey was warned that in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory with British weapons, any British military facilities and equipment on the territory of Ukraine and abroad” could be targeted, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement. The defence ministry said that the exercises were meant to “unconditionally ensure the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Russian state”.The Russian president has periodically warned that the country is ready to fight a nuclear war and regularly orders strategic nuclear drills, which typically employ intercontinental ballistic missiles. It is less common for Russia to hold tactical nuclear drills, which use weapons that have a lower yield and are meant to be used on the battlefield.
“We do not see here anything new, except for the information effect and statements … Nuclear blackmail is a constant practice of Putin’s regime,” Andriy Yusov, a spokesperson for Ukrainian intelligence, told national TV. Peskov said that the drills were prompted by statements by Macron, as well as British and US officials, who have spoken about the potential for troops to be sent to Ukraine.
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