Kremlin threatens nuclear response
Russia should make it clear that it's prepared to use nuclear weapons against countries that support "NATO aggression in Ukraine," a leading foreign policy official said.
Sergei Karaganov, chairman of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, is pushing President Vladimir Putin to take a tougher nuclear stance toward the West.
In an interview with Kommersant newspaper, Karaganov said that Moscow could launch a limited nuclear strike against a NATO country without triggering an all-out nuclear war. He added that the United States was lying when it said it guaranteed nuclear protection for its allies.
According to Karaganov, the main goal of Russia's nuclear doctrine "should be to make sure that all current and future enemies are confident that Russia is prepared to use nuclear weapons."
"It's time to declare that we have the right to respond to any massive attack on our territory with a nuclear strike. This also applies to any seizure of our territory," he said.
(MH with FM/Source: Reuters/Photo: Pixabay)