It is reported that on October 13 local time, the Russian strategic missile force held an exercise in Mariel. According to the footage released by the Russian Ministry of Defense , the Russian army dispatched more than 3,000 soldiers and more than 300 pieces of equipment to participate in the exercise, including the famous "Yars" strategic nuclear missile. This missile, , has a maximum range of 11,000 kilometers and can carry up to 10 sub-conducting warheads. It is an important part of Russia's land-based nuclear deterrent.
In this exercise, the Russian strategic missile force used the "Yars" strategic nuclear missile to practice intensive maneuver operations and confrontational aerial reconnaissance.
The Russian Ministry of Defense specially released the exercise scenes to the outside world through the media, hoping to use this to show its nuclear deterrence to Ukraine and NATO , thereby issuing a warning.
However, after the Russian army held a nuclear exercise, senior officials from the EU issued a warning to Russia. It is reported that on October 13 local time, the EU's senior representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Borrelli commented on the previous national speech by Putin .
On September 21, Putin delivered a national speech, announcing the implementation of partial mobilization in Russia. At the same time, he issued a warning that Russia will use all means to protect territorial security, which is by no means a bluff.
Putin's remarks were interpreted by Western media as sending " nuclear threat " to Ukraine and the West. In response, the United States and NATO have warned Putin many times.
Now the EU has also issued a warning about Putin's remarks. Borrelli said Putin said he was not a bluff, but in fact he could not bear the bluff.
Borelli claimed that Russia needs to figure out one thing: those who support Ukraine and the EU, the United States, and NATO are not bluffing.
Then Borrelli warned that if the Russian army uses nuclear weapons to Ukraine, the West will make a strong military response, which will completely destroy the Russian army.
Russia responded quickly to Borrelli's warning. On the 13th, Vice Chairman of the Russian Federation Security Conference Medvedev posted a message on social platforms, saying that Borrelli's words were completely delusional.
also said that if NATO launches a strong non-nuclear strike against Russia, in response, Russia will likely launch an nuclear strike against NATO member states , and the earth will enter the nuclear winter .
Regarding Borrelli's remarks, Medvedev believes that there is a second meaning, that is, even if Western countries fan the flames, they are unwilling to die in the nuclear doomsday, so they will remain cautious when responding.
But as Medvedev said, if NATO attacks Russia, it will inevitably be retaliated by Russia, and the situation is likely to quickly get out of control.
However, Borrelli's warning is based on the Russian army's use of nuclear weapon against Ukraine. However, Russia has never said it would use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
Since Putin issued a warning, U.S. and NATO officials have frequently exaggerated the topics related to Russia's use of nuclear weapons. In response, K Gong said that this was a West's provocation against Russia.
K Palace spokesman Peskov also said that Russia regrets the nuclear remarks made by Western leaders every day. Despite this, Western hype has never stopped.
In addition to Borrelli, NATO officials have also issued warnings to Russia. It is reported that on October 12 local time, an anonymous senior NATO official said that if Russia launches a nuclear strike against Ukraine, it will trigger a "counterattack" from NATO.
In addition to verbal warnings, NATO also plans to hold its annual nuclear deterrence exercise next week. Against the backdrop of the increasingly fierce conflict between Russia and Ukraine, NATO held nuclear exercises, which was considered to have ignored Russia's warning.
But NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg said that the nuclear deterrence exercise is only an annual routine exercise and has nothing to do with the situation. If NATO cancels the exercise at this time, it will instead release an error signal and cause unpredictable consequences.
In fact, regardless of whether NATO cancels nuclear military exercises or not, the current situation in Russia and Ukraine may cause unpredictable consequences. Since Ukraine created the Crimea Bridge explosion, the situation in Russia and Ukraine has begun to escalate in full swing.
Starting from October 10, the Russian army launched missile attacks on many cities in Ukraine, including the capital Kiev , and air defense alarms continued to sound throughout Ukraine. The Russian army's sudden increase in offensive was believed to be planning to end the conflict as soon as possible, so the situation in Russia and Ukraine will inevitably become increasingly tense in the future. If NATO continues to provoke Russia, it will inevitably face serious consequences.