Washington. The US has said that Russia’s statement on the option of using nuclear weapons on Ukraine is dangerous.
A Russian spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told CNN International that Russia could use a nuclear weapon if its existence was threatened, the BBC reported.
Russia has the world’s largest stockpile of nuclear weapons.
US Defense Ministry spokesman John Kirby called the Russian spokesman’s statement dangerous.
Kirby told reporters that this approach is not right for a responsible nuclear weapon state.
He said that America is constantly monitoring this. But he also said that the Defense Ministry is not seeing any attempt to conclude that we need to change our strategic stance on Russia.
Former US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta also criticized the statement of the Russian spokesman.
The former defense minister told CNN that Russia is making every possible excuse to use its nuclear weapon on Ukraine. This is dangerous and this statement cannot be seen from another perspective.
He said that it is a matter of genuine concern that Russia is considering doing so, but as an option. I don’t know whether it will happen or not, but I think the Russian President will have to worry about how America will respond.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has put nuclear weapons on alert since February 27, but Western countries say there are no signs it is deploying its strategic bombers, missiles or submarines.
—AnyTV News
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