Russia has no intention of deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday, a day after Moscow's top diplomat in the US chided Western officials for targeting it with 바카라baseless바카라 accusations.
'Russia firmly abides by the principle that there can be no victors in a nuclear war and it must not be unleashed', Russian foreign ministry spokesman Alexey Zaitsev said.
Russia has no intention of deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday, a day after Moscow's top diplomat in the US chided Western officials for targeting it with 바카라baseless바카라 accusations.
바카라Russia firmly abides by the principle that there can be no victors in a nuclear war and it must not be unleashed,바카라 Alexey Zaitsev said. He added that Russian nuclear doctrine does not envisage any scenarios for potential strikes which would apply to Moscow's military goals in Ukraine.
Nevertheless, Zaitsev added that 바카라any provocations whatsoever can be expected바카라 from Ukraine and the West, and that Russia has to 바카라be ready for any development in the media space and directly on the ground.바카라
His statement echoed remarks made by Russia's ambassador in Washington on Thursday.
In an interview with Newsweek, Anatoly Antonov slammed what he called 바카라a flurry of blatant misrepresentation of Russian officials' statements on our country's nuclear policy.바카라
He accused top US military leaders - including the Defense Secretary and Joint Chiefs of Staff - of falsely blaming Moscow for escalating nuclear tensions, calling their claims 바카라baseless바카라 and 바카라part of a propaganda campaign against Russia in response to the steps taken to neutralize threats to our national security emanating from the Ukrainian territory.바카라
He also blamed the wider Western bloc for what he called its 바카라irresponsible바카라 handling of the situation in Ukraine, implying that NATO's rhetoric and continuing support for Kyiv contributed to heightening nuclear tensions.
바카라The current generation of NATO politicians clearly does not take the nuclear threat seriously,바카라 Antonov told Newsweek.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov and Russia's parliament speaker Vyacheslav Volodin both asserted this week that Moscow would not use nuclear weapons first.