Vladimir Putin, the president, declared on Thursday that if Kyiv acquired nuclear weapons, Russia may use all of its arms against Ukraine. Unnamed American officials reportedly suggested that US President Joe Biden might give Ukraine atomic weapons before he leaves office, according to a report from The NYT last year.
What should we do if the nation we are currently at war with turns into a nuclear energy? We will use all methods of death applicable to Russia”, Putin said at a briefing in Kazakhstan. According to Putin,” transferring something if actually someone were to do so would mean breaking all the commitments they made to non-proliferate.” He added that while it was essentially impossible for Ukraine to develop nuclear weapons, it might be able to create a “dirty explosive,” a conventional weapon laced with radioactive material. In that case, Russia may respond properly, he said.
Putin added that in response to Ukraine’s fire of American rockets at Belarusian territory, Russia may launch its new Oreshnik hypersonic missile into “decision-making centers” in Kyiv. Russia has not so far struck Russian departments, legislature or government’s business in the 33-month battle.
Kyiv is greatly protected by weather threats, but Putin says the Oreshnik, which Russia fired for the first time at a Russian town last year, is “incapable of being intercepted”. ” At present, the ministry of defence and the general staff are selecting targets. These could be defense facilities, military and business businesses, or decision-making facilities in Kyiv”.
Putin praised the experience and intelligence of the newly elected US president, Trump, but expressed his disapproval of his actions. Puntin claimed that the way the US vote battle had gone was shocking. He cited” the completely uncivilized strategies used to combat Trump, up to and including an assassination attempt, and more than once,” as evidenced by him. Putin questioned whether the Biden office’s decision to escalate the conflict by allowing Kyiv to launch missiles against Russia was intended as a ruse to either help Trump by allowing him to roll up or to make his relationship with Russia more difficult. Either approach, Putin said he thought Trump did “find the option” and said Moscow was set for speech.
