[Text/Observer Network Wang Kaiwen] Russian President Putin delivered a national speech last week, warning that Western Russia will "use all means to protect Russia and our people." Regarding this statement, the West once again hyped Russia's " nuclear threat ".
Assistant to the National Security Affairs of the US President Jake Sullivan said on September 25 local time that the United States has "privately warned" Russia that if it uses nuclear weapons, , it will have "disastrous consequences" for it.
Regarding Sullivan's remarks, a Russian MP said in response to the Russian media interview that the United States has been constantly exaggerating the so-called nuclear threat, just to make the world believe that the nuclear threat comes from Russia. Some Russian lawmakers also said that the US warning cannot affect Russia's decision-making.
Sullivan said on the 25th local time that the United States has held high-level communication with Kremlin in private, telling the Russian side that any use of nuclear weapon will have "disastrous consequences" for Russia, and "the United States and our allies will respond decisively."
Sullivan also exaggerated that Putin has been "waving the nuclear card" in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. "This is a problem that we must take extremely seriously, and this is a very serious problem - it may be the first time that nuclear weapons may be used since World War II ."
On the same day, US Secretary of State Blinken appeared on the CBC news program "60 Minutes", and also said that the United States has been communicating with the Russian side on the issue of nuclear threats in private. He also claimed: "It will be terrible to let Moscow hear our opinions and understand the consequences, which is very important."
According to Russian News Agency html on the 225th, in response to Sullivan's remarks, Russian State Duma Unified Russian Party Member Oleg Morozov said that the United States simply wants the world to believe that the "nuclear threat" comes from Russia.
"Americans know how to promote war. The question is not whether we will use nuclear weapons, they know there is no need for this at all." Morozov said, "What is important is (the United States) want the world to get used to the fact that Russia is using nuclear weapons to threaten."
Screenshot of the Russian News Agency report
Another report by the Russian Satellite News Agency, Leonid Slutsky, leader of the Russian Liberal Democratic Party and chairman of the State Duma International Affairs Commission, commented on Sullivan's remarks, pointed out that the United States has repeatedly talked about Russia's possible use of nuclear weapons in Ukrainian , and threatened that this would lead to disastrous consequences.
"American professionals should study the nuclear theory of the Russian Federation before releasing a statement to the media." Slutsky said, "The United States is the culprit of the current conflict. The sooner they stop sending weapons to the Kiev regime, the sooner the confrontation will end."
MP Sergei Tsekov from the Crimea region said that this warning from the United States will not have any impact on Russia's decision-making. "Let them read their own documents and just give an explanation for their own work."
Tsekov said that Russia will only use nuclear weapons when other countries use nuclear weapons or pose a serious threat to Russia's territorial integrity.
On September 21 local time, Putin delivered a national speech, announcing that part of the mobilization will be carried out in the Russian Federation from now on. He also accused the West of " nuclear blackmailing " against Russia, warning that Russia also had various strike forces, "If our country's territorial integrity is threatened, we will do all means to protect Russia and our people."
For a moment, the news title of "Putin issued an unprecedented nuclear threat" appeared on major Western mainstream websites. US President Biden html spoke at the 77th United Nations General Assembly on the 221st, saying that "President Putin once again issued an open nuclear threat to Europe, which is a reckless indifference to the responsibility of the non-proliferation system."
Regarding Biden's accusation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova html said on the 222nd that Biden's quote of the content of Putin's speech was wrong. "Biden said it clearly (Russian nuclear threat theory), but Putin did not say that." "This statement is directed against Russia. Biden understands Putin's speech as Russia is threatening the world with nuclear weapons. And this position is a Biden ignored the real situation and imposed this idea on society and public opinion. "
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko In an interview with the Russian Satellite News Agency in May this year, he was asked about the possibility of Ukraine carrying out a tactical nuclear strike. He said: "We have military doctrines, everything is written there." In June 2020, Putin approved Russia's new version of nuclear deterrence policy. According to the document, Russia regards nuclear weapons as a deterrent force and is only used as a last resort.
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