Updated Thursday, December 1, 2022 – 8:47 p.m
The head of Russian diplomacy points out that Moscow is watching with concern the rhetoric of the West, which accuses Russia of preparing provocations
Russia warned this Thursday that there is a “enormous” risk one of them Conflict with conventional weapons between the nuclear powers degenerates into a nuclear war.
In the event of a war between nuclear powers using conventional means, “the risk of it degenerating into a nuclear war is enormous,” the defense minister said at a press conference. Russian Foreign Policy, Sergey Lavrov.
Therefore, he added, Russia is not only signing the inadmissibility of nuclear war, but also calls for the prevention of any armed conflict between countries You have that kind of weapon.
Lavrov recalled that in June 2021 the Presidents of Russia Vladimir Putin and the United States Joe Biden signed a declaration that there cannot be one winner in a nuclear wara document later signed by five nuclear powers.
“As I said before, we are willing to go further and say that not only can nuclear war not be unleashed, but also that iany war between nuclear powers is not permissible‘ he stressed.
The head of Russian diplomacy noted that Moscow Notes with concern the rhetoric of the Westwho accuses Russia of preparing provocations with the use of weapons of mass destruction.
“But the West itself, the United States, Great Britain or France are doing everything to increase its practically direct participation in the war they are waging against Russia by the Ukrainians. It’s a dangerous trend,” he said.
Lavrov noted that the discussion with the US about strategic stability is not taken into account the situation Ukraine is not possible.
“I think it is absolutely clear to everyone that it is impossible to address strategic stability without considering everything that is happening in Ukraine at the moment,” he stressed.
He explained that the Kiev government did this aims to “defeat, if not destroy, Russia on the battlefield”.
“Like the goal of defeat Russia can’t it be important for strategic stability?” Lavrov asked, stressing that Russia is one of the key players in this area.
The minister pointed out that this was not possible separate Ukraine conflict the strategic stability debate.
“They (the Americans) tell us: you have to talk to the Ukrainians about Ukraine whenever the Ukrainians want, and we have to talk about nuclear weapons and strategic stability. That’s naive to say the least,” he said.
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