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Belarusian President Lukashenko sees the time as ripe for peace talks in the Ukraine war. According to him, a continuation of the conflict could mean the “end of the world”.
Minsk – Alexander Lukashenko says the time is ripe for peace talks Ukraine war. The front is deadlocked and the conditions for starting peace talks are in place, the Russian state news agency quotes Tass the Belarusian president.
Russia regularly threatens to use nuclear weapons: “wiping out civilization”
Proposals that were discussed between Russian and Ukrainian representatives in Turkey in the first weeks of the war could therefore serve as a starting point for negotiations. The Russian President's close ally Wladimir Putin warns loudly Tass At the same time, there is a risk of “the end of the world” if Russia uses nuclear weapons in retaliation for Western actions. The Kremlin has repeatedly warned that Western support for Ukraine could lead to direct confrontation with Russia and trigger a nuclear conflict.
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, autocrat Putin has repeatedly threatened to use nuclear weapons if the West intervenes directly in the conflict between the two countries. In his speech to the nation at the end of February, the Russian president once again referred to his nuclear arsenal. His threat is as clear as it is frightening: a further escalation of the war in Ukraine would lead to the “extinction of civilization.”
Putin's nuclear weapons were about to be used – the USA had prepared
And it's not just Putin who is waving the nuclear fence post. Kremlin politicians as well as Putin's propagandists regularly point out – some directly, some indirectly – the danger of nuclear escalation. As terrible as the use of nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war would be, it cannot be ruled out. In the fall of 2022, the USA had already prepared for exactly this scenario. In top-secret intercepted conversations shortly after the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military discussed whether the use of a tactical nuclear bomb could be justified.
According to information from CNN At that time, the USA had “thoroughly prepared” to be able to respond to a nuclear strike on Ukraine. Due to the Ukrainian army's advances in the summer of 2022, the Russian military found itself increasingly cornered. Since then, however, the risk of a nuclear first strike has decreased. An anonymous US officer commented CNN: “Since then we have become less worried about the impending danger, but we can no longer completely get it out of our minds.” (SiSchr/Reuters)
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