"
There is currently no reason for Russia to use tactical nuclear weapons
", hammered Alexei Meshkov, the Russian ambassador to France, guest of the morning of the Cnews channel Tuesday, October 4.
The tone is set for the diplomat, who wants to be reassuring about a potential nuclear escalation.
Alexei Meshkov returned to the threat of such a "
tactical
" strike in Ukraine, which has worried Westerners since the start of the war.
"
First, it's not us who started brandishing nuclear weapons, it's the Westerners."
“
The ministers of certain NATO member states
have declared the presence of nuclear weapons in their country
”, and therefore the possibility
of “pressing the red button
”.
"democratic state"
"
Russia's nuclear doctrine is very precise
", he added, specifying that only two circumstances would justify the use of such a weapon by Russia, which are "
the nuclear attack against Russia and its allies
", or "
the attack with conventional weapons, which threatens the very existence of our State
".
The approach has "
not changed
", the diplomat said.
And to conclude: “
Our state is a democratic state.
There are certain political personalities who also speak out on the subject.
For the time being, there is no reason to use tactical nuclear weapons
”.
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These statements come a few days after Vladimir Putin's shock speech announcing the partial mobilization of his population to go and fight in Ukraine.
“
In the event of a threat to the territorial integrity of our country, it goes without saying that we will use all the means at our disposal to defend Russia and our people.
It's not a bluff
,” he insisted, implicitly waving the red flag of the nuclear threat.
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