The Russian Embassy in Washington called the statements of the American Republican Senator from Mississippi Roger Wicker about the possibility of using nuclear weapons against the Russian Federation because of Ukraine as ill-considered.
In an interview with Fox News, the senator recommended that US President Joe Biden, in the event of an aggravation of the situation around Ukraine, not exclude the possibility of a nuclear strike on Russia.
In response to these words, the Russian embassy advised “all the unenlightened to carefully read the joint statement of the presidents of the Russian Federation and the United States of June 16, 2021.” The document confirms the adherence of the parties to the principle that a nuclear war should never be unleashed.
The diplomatic mission also noted that the American senator “should not joke with nuclear weapons”, specifies “Gazeta.Ru“.
Russia has repeatedly denied accusations of aggressive actions by the West and Ukraine, stating that it does not threaten anyone and does not intend to attack anyone, and statements of Russian aggression are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders.
On December 8, Russian leader Vladimir Putin called the question of whether Moscow intends to attack Kiev as provocative. He stressed that Russia is pursuing a peaceful foreign policy, but it has the right to ensure its security. Speaking about the prospects of Ukraine’s joining NATO, Putin noted that in this case, weapons that threaten Russia could be deployed in the country.
Earlier, on December 6, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin sees clearly the aggressive rhetoric of the West on Ukraine and the media stuffing about the allegedly planned Russian invasion of this country. He added that the tension can be removed only by receiving a guarantee that Kiev has abandoned a possible military solution to the problem of Donbass by force.
On December 4, the German newspaper Bild published information about two scenarios of the Russian “invasion” of Ukraine. According to the sources of the publication, the first scenario is a simultaneous attack on Ukraine from several fronts, the second is a phased attack. Expect this “attack”, according to their assurances, is already at the beginning of 2022.
Commenting on this, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the United States is conducting a special operation to aggravate the situation around Ukraine, shifting responsibility to Russia. She noted that this is a classic Western technique.
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