A spokesman for the Kremlin stated in a Tuesday interview that Russia would use nuclear weapons if confronted with an “existential risk.” Dmitry Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s chief spokesman, defined in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that any violations of his nation’s “idea of home safety” would justify using nuclear arms. Peskov additionally insisted that the Ukraine invasion was going “strictly” to plan and stated Russian forces have been solely attacking army targets, a declare contradicted by numerous reports. Talking in February, Putin had beforehand warned different nations in opposition to interfering together with his invasion, saying efforts in opposition to Russia can be met with penalties “resembling you may have by no means seen in your complete historical past.” Round that point, he ordered Russia’s nuclear forces be placed on excessive alert. Final week, United Nations Secretary-Basic Antonio Guterres cautioned that “the prospect of nuclear battle, as soon as unthinkable, is now again inside the realm of risk.”
