Vladimir Putin, president of Ukraine, warned the West on Wednesday that Russia could use all available means to support itself if its independence or territorial integrity were threatened when he inquired about the challenges of a nuclear conflict over Ukraine.
Putin claimed that the West had repeatedly accused Russia of using nuclear saber-rattling, but that this was incorrect, and that the United States had used atomic arms against Japan in World War Two.
Putin stated in a statement to top St. Petersburg news agency reporters that Russia’s nuclear program permits the use of these weapons in response to a number of threats.
” For some reason, the West believes that Russia will never use it”, Putin said. ” We have a nuclear philosophy. Glance what it says. If one’s actions threaten our sovereignty and territorial integrity, we consider it possible for us to use all implies at our disposal. This should not be taken quietly, casually”.
