Vladimir Putin contradicted himself when he said that Russia doesn’t threaten anyone with nukes before hurriedly reminding everyone that the country does have the dangerous weapons – and “will use them”.
The power mad Russian President was speaking at the International Economic Forum in his native Saint Petersburg when the topic turned to a possible nuclear war.
The 69-year-old said that high ranking politicians “cling to” rhetoric that “Russia is a threat.”
“We are not a threat,” he said, quelling any suggestion of a nuclear war, before stoking fears immediately afterwards by adding: “Yet, everyone should know what we have them and that we will use them if we need to protect our sovereignty.”
When Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in late February he also ordered the deterrent forces, which include strategic nuclear forces, to be put on high alert.
In early June, the Ministry of Defense conducted exercises with the use of Yars nuclear missile systems, Russian site Pravda reported.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov even called the risk of a nuclear conflict very significant
-Daily Star
