Russia before using nuclear weapons?
Putin friend Kadyrov demands "drastic measures"
Created: 03/10/2022, 04:50
By: Andreas Apetz
Ramzan Kadyrov (right) with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
(Archive photo) © Russian Look/Imago
After the Russian defeat near the key city of Lyman, the Chechen dictator Kadyrov demands that the use of nuclear weapons be examined.
Moscow - Ramzan Kadyrov, ruler of the Russian republic of Chechnya, has called for the use of tactical nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war to be examined.
On Telegram, Putin's "bloodhound" first criticized the withdrawal of Russian troops from the city of Lyman in eastern Ukraine.
He could not remain silent about another heavy defeat in the Kharkiv region.
As the
Reuters
news agency reports, the Chechen dictator is now calling for nuclear weapons to be considered in the fight against Ukraine: "In my opinion, even more drastic measures should be taken, up to and including the imposition of martial law in the border areas and the use of nuclear weapons with low explosive power,” Kadyrov said on Telegram.
News in the Ukraine war: Kadyrov criticizes Russian warfare in eastern Ukraine
Kadyrov would not be afraid of NATO and the USA when activating nuclear weapons.
According to the Chechen leader, it is not necessary to make every decision with the "Western American community" in mind.
At the same time, Kadyrov criticizes the Russian conduct of the war in the entire Donetsk region.
General Alexander Lapin in particular fell into the dictator's crosshairs.
This was awarded in July for conquering the conurbation around the neighboring cities of Sievjerodonetsk and Lysychansk - "although it was actually not in the vicinity," as Kadyrov now writes.
He criticized Lapin for sending Russian forces from the Luhansk People's Republic towards Lyman without the necessary equipment.
News about the Ukraine war: Russia has the largest nuclear arsenal in the world
Russia currently has the largest nuclear arsenal in the world.
Among other things, Moscow possesses short-range tactical nuclear weapons that can be used against opposing forces.
They have a weaker explosive power and are used for targeted attacks against individual squads.
Only recently did Putin threaten to use Russian nuclear weapons in an emergency with the words "It's not a bluff".
In the podcast "Ukraine - the situation" from
stern
, military expert Carlo Masala considers a Russian use of tactical nuclear weapons to be quite possible: "Should Putin increasingly have his back militarily against the wall, then it cannot be ruled out that he will resort to other means .” It cannot be ruled out that Vladimir Putin is not actively pointing his guns at Ukrainian troops, but only firing them to demonstrate his power.
(Andreas Apetz)
