Russia has bigger nuclear bombs, says defiant Putin
The West is threatening to use weapons of mass destruction on Russia, but we have more developed arsenal, and this is not a bluff, Russia threatened
Source - Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a televised address, said yesterday that his country wouldn’t hesitate to use nuclear bombs to protect its citizens and sovereignty. This is perhaps the first time any leader has threatened to nuclear bomb the collective West amid a war.
Putin said, “Washington, London and Brussels are directly pushing Kyiv to shift the military action to our territory… they talk about how all available means should be used to destroy Russia on the battlefield with the ensuing loss of political, economic, cultural and all types of sovereignty and the total plundering of our country.”
Russia has had to face a severe backlash (reportedly over 5,400 Russian soldiers have died so far in over 200 days of conflict) in the past few weeks, which indicates Ukraine is not fighting the war alone.
He added that this nuclear blackmail could backfire. “I’m not talking about Western-encouraged shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which threatens nuclear disaster, but also senior representatives of leading NATO states allowing the possibility and admissibility of using weapons of mass destruction against Russia, nuclear weapons.”
“Those who allow themselves such statements on Russia, I’d like to remind you that our country has various [weapons] of destruction, more advanced than NATO countries.”
“When the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will certainly use all the means at our disposal to protect Russia and our people. This is not a bluff,” Putin warned.
While markets and general news across the world did not react to this warning as expected, Putin’s words have made everyone more cautious. Putin also declared a “partial” military mobilization in Russia, and about 300,000 Russian reservists will be called up for service. Local reports suggested many Russians are fleeing the country as they do not want to be dragged into the war.
A few days ago, Indian PM Modi urged Putin to end the war (Diplomacy, not war, Modi tells Putin – MDDTimes), which was reiterated by several leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron.
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