Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons in Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine “may be a reality”, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“Maybe yesterday was a bluff. Now, it could be a reality,” Zelensky told CBS in an interview that aired this Sunday (25). “I don’t think he’s bluffing.”
Putin announced his military buildup during a national speech on Wednesday in an effort to bolster Moscow’s failed military campaign in Ukraine.
He called for an increase in military recruitment, with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu later confirming that the country will call up 300,000 reservists to serve in the conflict — a strategy that has already been met with backlash in the form of heated protests at home.
Addressing the potential use of nuclear weapons, Putin warned that “those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the prevailing winds can turn in their direction.”
Following Putin’s comments last week, Zelensky said Russia was trying to leverage its occupation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine.
“He wants to scare the whole world. These are the first steps of your nuclear blackmail,” he said.
“I think the world is deterring and containing this threat. We need to keep pushing him and not allow him to continue.”
Source: CNN Brasil
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