Putting Aside The Use Of Nuclear Weapons In Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry: There Will Be No Winners
JAKARTA - The use of Russian nuclear weapons in Ukraine has been ruled out because it is incompatible with the objectives of special military operations, Deputy Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexey Zaitsev said on Friday.
"The scenarios for the use of our potential nuclear weapons are clearly defined in Russian doctrinal documents. They do not apply to the implementation of the tasks set out in special military operations in Ukraine," he explained, TASS reported on May 6.
The Russian diplomat further emphasized that his party is ready to anticipate various provocations made by the West and Ukraine.
"We must be ready with all developments in the media room and directly on the field," he said.
"Russia firmly adheres to the principle that there can be no victor in a nuclear war and it must not be let go," Zaitsev said.
Previously, CIA Director William Burns said on April 14, of the setbacks Russia has in Ukraine, "none of us can underestimate the threat posed by the potential use of tactical nuclear weapons or low-yield nuclear weapons," citing Reuters.
However, the US intelligence agency has not seen much practical evidence to substantiate those concerns.
It is known, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has left thousands dead or injured, turned cities into rubble and forced more than 5 million people to flee abroad. Moscow called its actions a "special operation" to demilitarize its neighbour.