Russia’s nuclear forces are carrying out exercises in Ivanovo province, northeast of Moscow, the Russian Defense Ministry said, according to a report by the Interfax news agency on Wednesday (1).
About 1,000 military personnel are carrying out intense maneuvers using more than 100 vehicles, including Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launchers, the ministry said, according to the agency.
On May 6, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexei Zaitsev said the country would not use nuclear weapons against Ukraine.
Zaitsev told reporters that the use of these weapons – a risk Western officials have publicly discussed – does not apply to what Moscow refers to as its “special military operation” in Ukraine.
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns said on April 14 that, given the setbacks suffered by Russia in the conflict, “none of us can ignore the threat posed by a potential resort to tactical nuclear weapons.” or low-income”.
Source: CNN Brasil
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