Guest Post by Dave DeCamp
On Friday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Russia wasn’t threatening anyone with nuclear weapons and said Moscow doesn’t want a direct conflict with the US and NATO.
“We are not threatening anyone with nuclear weapons,” Ryabkov said. “The criteria for their use are outlined in Russia’s military doctrine.”
Russia’s doctrine is that it could use nuclear weapons if it is facing an “existential threat,” and Russian officials have made clear throughout the current war in Ukraine that this is still the policy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week that Moscow could use nuclear weapons to defend its “territorial integrity.” While his comments were a more explicit warning, it still falls in line with the doctrine.
But Russian territory is set to expand into Ukraine after referendums that are being held in the Donbas, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia. Ukraine is planning to launch more counter-offensives against these territories using weapons and intelligence provided by the US and other NATO countries.
Ryabkov said that it’s not in Russia’s interest to be in a direct conflict with the US and NATO. “A face-off with the United States and NATO, which is fraught with an open armed conflict, is not in our interests,” he said.
“We hope that the Biden administration understands the risks of uncontrolled escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, given the repeated statements by their officials that they don’t plan to send American servicemen to Ukraine,” Ryabkov added.
President Biden has repeatedly stated that he won’t send US troops into Ukraine to fight Russia, although there is a CIA presence on the ground, according to a report from The New York Times that was published in June. The report also said special operations forces from Britain, France, Canada, and Lithuania are on the ground in Ukraine.
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This article is perfect. “We aren’t threatening just anyone with nukes. We are threatening Everyone with nukes.” Nuke bombs, Dirty nuke bombs, limited strike nuke assaults, nuclear power plants under threat, DU ammo. Why is it whether or not your country is spreading democracy or communism, the only thing actually spread is death violence and radiation…..?
We’ve been poking the bear for far too long. I think Russian restraint has been remarkable. We’ve used Ukraine to push them into a corner where they don’t want to be. What did you expect them to do? Chip
I expect the elites, whether Russian or Asian or American, are serious about showing people up close, interactive, non exclusionary, limited nuclear bomb exercises in certain privileged populated districts, to suit their needs. Thus spreading hope and good cheer.
Zedder, your comment is typical of the attitude of under educated American idiots. Putin has published the rules under what circumstances Russia would use nuclear weapons in order to make sure NATO and the US understand that there are red lines that must not be crossed. Russia’s guidelines on the use of nuclear are defensive in nature, and not offensive.
He is doing this knowing that he is going to annex the ethnic Russian provinces of Ukraine, and at that point invasion of those areas, will be an invasion on Russia and defended in the same manor.
Your comment is typical for people who make bad assumptions. Stop reading Itar tass, and CNN, you know what someone else is thinking arcoss the planet in another language and time zone? Have you read (Jdog speak red) 1984 even one paragraph?? So played ….. Go swallow your iodine pills your gonna need them driving your cobalt 59 tesla death machine. Killing off people is the game and its speeding up. Find a pizza box and start drawing, the Ukrainians are counting on you.
Your ignorance is showing. Go hide under your bed fearing a nuke attack that is never going to happen. WW3 is already in full swing, and you just lost the major battle called operation COVID.
This war is bio-genetic, and you will be assimilated.
Cheering not fearing.
WHICH IS IDENTICAL TO AMERICAN DOCTRINE!!!
You know which country I fear most in terms of initiating a First Strike? The country that ACTUALLY dropped nukes on two civilian cities.
Huh, identical? Or identical part.
I decided to not keep exact tabs on those,
but I’ve heard from several sides that the US doctrine basically reserves the right to nuke anybody, anytime they want.