Ukrainian President Zelensky expresses doubts whether Putin would use nuclear weapons. The nuclear threat would still not be completely averted.
Washington, DC – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky doubts Russian President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to use nuclear weapons. “He loves his life and his way of living, and the way he regulates other people’s lives, I can say – he must be afraid of using nuclear weapons,” Zelensky said in an interview with Fox News. Only a few days earlier, Putin had presented changes to nuclear powers in the Russian Security Council.
No one knows what’s going on in Putin’s head, said Zelensky. The Russian head of state could use nuclear weapons against any country at any time – “or not”. According to Putin’s statements, the latest changes would also allow nuclear strikes against non-nuclear-armed states supported by a nuclear-armed state against Russia. This also applies to serious attacks with missiles, aircraft and drones, Putin said loudly Newsweek.
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Although Ukraine was never explicitly mentioned in Putin’s changes to his nuclear doctrine, which had been under discussion for some time, many assume that it was about the Ukraine war. Ukrainian Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak spoke out loudly against the new nuclear doctrine The Guardian: “Russia no longer has any tools other than nuclear blackmail to intimidate the world. These instruments will not work.” After Russia, which is said to have a total inventory of 5,889 nuclear warheads, the USA is the second largest nuclear power in the world with 5,244. This comes from information from the Anti-Nuclear Weapons Association ICAN out.
During a recent visit to the United States, Zelensky once again lobbied for permission to fire rockets from Ukraine supporters across Russian territory. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told the New York Timesthe supporting NATO states would not be parties to the conflict if this were allowed. However, this classification plays a minor role for a nuclear strike because, in case of doubt, it could also hit Ukraine without a NATO state becoming a party to the conflict. However, the consequences could be much more far-reaching.
So it is a new possible threat that must be taken into account when releasing weapons for the Ukraine war, which has now been going on for over two years. EU spokesman Peter Stano loudly criticized the change Newsweek as the continuation of “very irresponsible and unacceptable behavior,” adding that Putin was “playing with his nuclear weapons.”
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Ultimately, Zelenskyj was not completely confident in his assessment in the interview either: “I’m not sure whether he will do that. I’ll let you know what I think. But I’m not Putin, thank God. I can’t know for sure.” The Ukrainian president also has residual doubts, “because he is not always appropriate. Because a reasonable person can’t just come to Ukraine and do what he did.”
A few days earlier, Zelensky had said loudly Fox News warned of another nuclear threat. According to this, Putin is planning to specifically attack nuclear power plants using satellite images. “Since Russia cannot defeat the resistance of our people on the battlefield, Putin is looking for other ways to break the Ukrainian spirit,” Zelensky warned. Even without a potential nuclear strike, the nuclear danger would not be completely averted. (lismah)
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