Putin on Nuclear Weapons: Everyone Should Know What We Have and What We Will Use If Necessary

THE Vladimir Putin ruled out the possibility of use nuclear weapons from Russia, but stressed that everyone “must know” what Moscow has to defend “itself”.

“We are not threatening anyone. But everyone should know what we have and what we will use, if necessary, to defend our sovereignty.“, He said characteristically, during his position at the World Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.

In fact, he stressed that Russia has repeatedly denied the scenarios of launching a nuclear attack, emphasizing that, unlike the US, has not adopted the “first strike” in its military doctrine.

Still, the Athenian News Agency reported, the Russian president referred to the war in Ukraine and tried to explain the official Russian versionto justify the invasion.

He referred to a “military operation” in Ukraine, which he described as “necessary”. “Because of the growing dangers and threats against us, Russia’s decision to launch a special military operation was necessary,” said the Kremlin strongman, adding that the West had earlier “strengthened” Ukraine with weapons and military advisers.

The primary purpose of the operation, according to Putin, was to protection of the Russian-speaking population in Donbas who “for eight years suffered genocide from the Kiev regime.”

Prior to the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Putin recognized the two self-proclaimed People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent.

The Russian president did not shy away from referring to his compatriots who have stated that they feel ashamed of this war, saying: “You know, there are those who are ashamed, who do not connect the fate and lives of themselves and their children with the homeland us”.