Putin's adventurous atomic threat: play with fire in the Ukraine conflict

Putin's adventurous atomic threat: play with fire in the Ukraine conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin has achieved a new highlight of rhetoric in a provocative statement on his atomic doctrine. During a large -scale question and answer session on state television, Putin has again emphasized his willingness to negotiate an end to the Ukraine secretary, but at the same time tightened his aggressive atomic threats. According to OE24 , Putin offered the USA a "rocket duel" in order to prove the insurmountability of its new hypersian medium-range rocket Oreschnik. He asked the United States to name a protected goal in Kiev that could be attacked by this rocket if they doubt their performance.

In an alarming variety of explanations, Putin also indicated that Russia was ready to use nuclear weapons against conventional attacks by other nuclear powers as part of its updated nuclear doctrine. This could mean that even the support of a nuclear power for a conventional attack on Russia could be seen as a justification for atomic countermeasures. These new threats come at a time when Ukraine under President Wolodymyr Selenskyj presented a comprehensive "victory plan" and is in focus of international politics, so ZDF .

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