Posted on 08/27/2024 6:50:01 AM PDT by marshmallow
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia’s doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons is currently under clarification, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.
"Americans definitely associate these conversations about the third world war as something that, God forbid, if it is realized, could affect only Europe ... And in this situation, it is probably very important to understand that we have our own doctrine, including the doctrine of the use of nuclear weapons, which, by the way, is now being clarified, and which American officials are very well aware of," Lavrov told reporters after talks with his Yemeni counterpart.
Lavrov Calls Blackmail Kiev’s Demands to Use Storm Shadow Missiles Against Russia
Ukraine's demands to the West to allow the use of Storm Shadow missiles on Moscow and St. Petersburg are blackmail, Lavrov said.
"This is blackmail. This is an attempt to pretend that the West wants to avoid excessive escalation, but in reality it is deceit. The West does not want to avoid escalation," Lavrov told reporters after talks with his Yemeni counterpart, calling the discussion of the possible use of Storm Shadow missiles by Ukraine for strikes deep into Russia "playing with fire."
Russia will not fall for a "peace summit" with Ukraine in the Global South if it follows the same logic as the first one, Lavrov said. If the West is interested in resolving the conflict in Ukraine, it is necessary to sit down at the negotiating table, he added.
On Sunday, media reported, citing senior officials in Kiev, that Ukraine wants to launch a "demonstration attack" against targets near Moscow or St. Petersburg using UK-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles to "prompt a reassessment in the Kremlin," although the United States has not supported the plan so far.
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“This is blackmail. This is an attempt to pretend that the West wants to avoid excessive escalation, but in reality it is deceit. The West does not want to avoid escalation,” Lavrov told reporters
Clarification my ass. They never had to consider using tactical nuclear weapons on their own soil.
Tell us you are obtuse without telling us you are obtuse.
Kursk expedition is dying a slow death by Russia treating them like a fire box for bombing. Rather than direct confrontation, Russia has forced them into a bubble posture with no retreat.
But I can see Russia lobbing 400 nukes at Europe and US Forces, with a MAD trigger warning to the Pentagon to stand down....
The Russians understand the selfish pricks in DC will not invite nukes to the US because all wars are “overthere” somewhere else.
A dose of reality.
Rad-ification
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