Medvedev
On the 25th local time, Vice Chairman of the Russian Federation Security Council Medvedev said: "The only factor that can stop our enemies today is that they understand that Russia will lead with policies in the field of nuclear deterrence. If there is an actual threat, Russia will follow This policy takes action."
This is the fifth time since the Russian military launched special military operations on February 24 that Medvedev has publicly claimed that Russia will use nuclear weapons to defend Russia, while Putin President has issued nuclear deterrence warnings to the West at least six times.
At the same time, Medvedev pointed out: "Russia will do its best to prevent the occurrence of World War III and "nuclear disaster.""
This is indeed the case. Russia has always been preventing wars from happening by launching wars first.
Just the day before, on Christmas Eve, December 24, local time, the Russian army attacked the center of Kherson with multiple rocket launchers, killing at least 10 people and injuring 55 people, 16 of whom were seriously injured.
It is difficult to win on the battlefield. Attacking civilians and civilian facilities to destroy the Ukrainian people's will to resist is a tactic that Doomsday General Sulovkin has been implementing since he took office.
Kherson Christmas Eve
In the face of Russia's nuclear threat , the Ukrainian authorities seemed not to take it seriously. Less than 24 hours after Medvedev's speech, they bombed Engels Air Force Base, the largest strategic air force base in Russia, again.
The base is located 14 kilometers east of Saratov, the capital of Saratov Oblast, and about 700 kilometers away from the Russian-Ukrainian border. It deploys Tu-95 Tu-95 strategic bombers and Tu-160 strategic bombers.
According to news released by the Russian Ministry of Defense, on the 26th, a Ukrainian military drone was shot down by the air defense system while flying at low altitude at Engels Air Force Base. However, three Russian soldiers died after being hit by fragments of the falling drone .
The Ukrainian authorities seem to be teasing Russia: don't just talk but don't do anything. If you have the ability to throw a nuclear bomb try?
Why is Ukraine so confident? As early as late July, U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin said when being questioned by members of Congress: "Russia's use of nuclear weapons is completely nonsense. The Russian nuclear weapons are under 24-hour monitoring, and they are equal to nothing! They will only find excuses to cover up their failures."
On September 25, local time, National Security Assistant to the President of the United States Sullivan claimed: "We have already communicated with Russia's top leaders. If they dare to use nuclear weapons, they will suffer catastrophe. They know exactly what we will do."
It is no wonder that the Ukrainian authorities are so confident in Russia's nuclear threat.
Engels Air Force Base was attacked
On December 25, local time, President Vladimir Putin once again expressed his willingness and sincerity to end the war as soon as possible in an interview with a Russian state television program. He said: "Russia does not refuse to negotiate on the situation surrounding Ukraine and is willing to negotiate with all relevant parties."
What are the basic conditions for Russia's negotiations? On December 9, Presidential Press Secretary and Kremlin Palace Spokesperson Peskov specifically emphasized: "The prerequisite for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine is to achieve the established purpose of the special military operation."
That is, the Ukrainian authorities unconditionally surrendered, the Zelenskiy government stepped down, Ukraine was demilitarized and denazified, and the Ukrainian authorities recognized Crimea and the four referendum states as new Russian territories.
Such negotiation conditions are undoubtedly too far away from the negotiation conditions proposed by Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Zelensky has put forward 5 conditions. Only if these 5 conditions are met, they will agree to sit at the negotiating table with Russia.
Zelensky said: "Restore territorial integrity, respect the "United Nations Charter", compensate for all losses caused by the conflict, punish every "criminal" and ensure that this will not happen again. These are absolutely clear conditions."
Although the conditions proposed by the two are far apart, it is not necessarily impossible to achieve peace.
hopes that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine will show great wisdom and courage, come to the negotiating table as soon as possible, end the war as soon as possible, reduce the loss of life, and achieve world peace.
Russia-Ukraine talks
