There is no evidence that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons: a senior US administration official told Portal about the Kremlin’s announcement yesterday that it intends to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
“We have found no reason to change our strategic nuclear position, nor any indication that Russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon. We remain committed to the collective defense of the NATO alliance,” the news agency’s senior official said on his website. Russia and Belarus have been talking about nuclear weapons transfers for some time, he added.
Vladimir Putin announced this yesterday “The construction of a tactical nuclear weapons depot in Belarus will be completed on July 1.” The Russian President said that this is not an unusual choice and specified that the nuclear weapons delivered to Moscow will not be transferred but will be placed there to train the Belarusian military “like the United States did in Europe”. Ten aircraft are ready to use this type of weaponry,” he continued, and “from April 3 we will start training crews,” while the Iskander missile system has already been delivered to Minskthat can carry nuclear warheads. The agreement between the Tsar and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko would come “without violating their obligations under the Start Treaty.” At least that’s what Moscow claims.
And after Britain announced the shipment of depleted uranium munitions to Kiev, which it saw as “a threat to Russia” and a way “to prolong the war,” Putin responded in like manner: “We have, without exaggeration, hundreds of thousands of such munitions Ammunition. We are not using them at the moment. Due to radioactive dust, they are very dangerous weapons for people and nature.” From his words it is clear that if necessary he will have them shot.
A showdown by Putin, which also affects conventional weapons. Kiev managed to unlock the jets that will come from Poland and Slovakia, and Moscow responds with armored vehicles and announces production of “over 1,600 tanks within a year” to surpass the Ukrainian “by more than three times”.
ANSA agency
Statement of intent by the air force commanders of Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark to create a unified Nordic air defense to counter the growing threat from Russia (ANSA)
Meanwhile, according to the Kiev army 170,550 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since the invasion began, including 660 yesterday. The Ukrainian military, in its update on Moscow’s losses so far, also states that 305 Russian warplanes, 291 helicopters and 2,216 Russian drones were shot down. This was reported by the national media. Kiev forces also say they destroyed 3,595 Russian tanks, 2,631 artillery systems, 6,947 armored fighting vehicles, 18 ships, and 522 missile systems
Multiple launches, 277 anti-aircraft systems and 911 cruise missiles.