‘Will not back down’ Putin’s chilling nuclear warning as Russia points to ‘doctrine’
PUTIN’S Russia has issued a chilling warning outlining the scenarios in which the Kremlin would use a nuclear weapon.
By MILLIE COOKE
12:58, Thu, Aug 4, 2022 | UPDATED: 13:03, Thu, Aug 4, 2022
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The Kremlin warned that it could use the lethal weapons “if western countries try to test our resolve”. Russian diplomat Alexander Trofimov listed two “hypothetical scenarios” which could trigger a nuclear response. Speaking at the nuclear non-proliferation conference on Tuesday, Mr Trofimov denied that Russia has threatened to use its nuclear arsenal against Ukraine.
He said this is “utterly unfounded, detached from reality and unacceptable”.
However, he said Russia could use nuclear weapons “in response to weapons of mass destruction or a conventional weapons attack that threatened the existence of the Russian state”.
He added: “None of these two hypothetical scenarios is relevant to the situation in Ukraine”.
Russia has issued a chilling warning suggesting that they may resort to nuclear weapons (Image: Getty)
The Kremlin warned that it could use the weapons ‘if western countries try to test our resolve’ (Image: Getty)
He added: “Such a move would be able to trigger one of the two emergency scenarios described in our doctrine.
“We obviously stand for preventing this, but if western countries try to test our resolve, Russia will not back down.”
The day before, US President Joe Biden had said he was ready to pursue a new nuclear arms deal with Russia, calling on Moscow to “act in good faith”.
The conference is the second time this week Russia has accused the US of playing a direct role in the Ukraine war.
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