Russian nuclear exercises are coming soon near Ukraine. Announced this Monday by the Ministry of Defense, it is an order given by the Russian Head of State, Vladimir Putin, who considers the act as a response to legacy threats from Western leaders. According to a statement this Monday, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Putin, justified that the country must always be prepared. “The maneuvers aim to maintain the Army’s readiness to defend the country, in the face of constant provocations and threats made against Russia by certain Western officials”, it reads. In addition, the document states that the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons , “during the exercise a series of measures will be taken, to prepare the forces in the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons”, highlighted the Russian Ministry cited by the Minuto. The exercises will involve the Air Force, the Navy and the Forces of the Military District of South, which are located very close to Ukraine and cover the regions that Moscow integrated. The date and location of the exercises have not been announced. Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, in February 2022, the Russian President has been talking about the possible use of nuclear weapons. Russia deployed this tactical arsenal in Belarus, the European Union’s closest ally and neighbor, in the summer of 2023. Russian nuclear doctrine envisages a “strictly defensive” use of atomic weapons in the event of an attack on Russia with weapons of destruction. in mass or in the case of aggression with conventional weapons “that threaten the very existence of the State”. Source:O País
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