Russia Vows ‘Full Protection’ For Any Annexed Territory As Nuclear Threat Grows

Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that regions of Ukraine where referendums are being held will be under the Kremlin’s “full protection” if they are annexed by Russia, raising the prospect of the use of nuclear weapons.

Residents of four Russian-occupied areas in eastern and southern Ukraine continued voting for four days on whether to join Russia.

“Following those referendums, Russia of course will respect the expression of the will of those people who for many long years have been suffering from the abuses of the neo-Nazi regime,” Lavrov told reporters this weekend after addressing the United Nations General Assembly. He was referring to the Kyiv government.

When asked by a reporter if Russia would possibly use nuclear weapons to defend any annexed regions in Ukraine, Lavrov said that any Russian territory will be “under the full protection of the state.”

“All of the laws, doctrines, concepts, and strategies of the Russian Federation apply to all of its territory,” he said while referring to Russia’s doctrine on using nukes.

Several days ago, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev issued a warning on social media that Russia is prepared to use nuclear weapons. That came after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech announcing he would mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops, while he also issued a veiled threat about using all weapons in Russia’s arsenal to defend its territorial integrity.

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting on Aug. 4, 2022. (Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters)

While Putin’s comment was vague, Medvedev’s post on Telegram was more explicit. Medvedev currently serves as the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council.

“Russia has announced that not only mobilization capabilities but also any Russian weapons, including strategic nuclear weapons and weapons based on new principles, could be used for such protection,” he wrote, according to a translation.

The referendums in four eastern Ukrainian regions, aimed at annexing territory Russia has taken by force since its invasion in February, were being staged for a third day on Sunday and the Russian parliament could move to formalize the annexation within days.

By incorporating the four areas of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia into Russia, Moscow could portray attacks to retake them as an attack on Russia itself, a warning to Kyiv and its Western allies.

Ukraine and its allies have dismissed the referendums as a sham designed to justify an escalation of the war and a mobilization drive by Moscow after recent battlefield losses.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday his country would regain all the territory Russia had taken. “We will definitely liberate our entire country—from Kherson to the Luhansk region, from Crimea to the Donetsk region,” he said on the Telegram messaging app.

Nuclear Threat

It comes as Navy Admiral Charles A. Richard, the head of U.S. Strategic Command, acknowledged Russia’s recent warnings about using nuclear weapons.

“We have not had to do that in over 30 years. The implications of that are profound,” he said during a panel discussion last week. “They’re profound for homeland defense. They’re profound for strategic deterrence as well as us achieving national objectives. And this is no longer theoretical,” he added.

Richard added that it’s now possible that for the first time in decades, it’s possible the United States will have a “possible direct armed conflict with a nuclear-capable peer.”

“Russia and China can escalate to any level of violence that they choose in any domain with any instrument of power worldwide,” Richard added.

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Zedder
Zedder

I see their citizens have gone nuclear. I wonder if they still respect the will of the Russian school shooter that killed 7 children. Funny, he didn’t use a cardboard Kalashnikov.

Jdog
Jdog

Haul ass bot…

Horseless Headsman
Horseless Headsman

“Russia and China can escalate to any level of violence that they choose in any domain with any instrument of power worldwide,” Richard added.

It’s been said many times here already, but the West never mentions their policy of domination and control in the name of democracy, and constant escalation of force against any entity that opposes them.

Off topic – Is the commenter rating score on ZH just hackable BS? I’ve been commenting there 8 years with a score of 1425, and there are recently many names I don’t recognize with scores of 40k or 50k. Just a point of curiosity.

Anonymous
Anonymous

Tyler sold out years ago, who knows who/what is running ZH these days.
The comments have turned into mostly one liners with obvious bot saturation.
Still has some useful financial info but way more doom porn than it used to.
A lot of the old timer commenters went away after the language censorship purge.
Been visiting that site almost daily since it started (never commenting) but only read maybe a fifth of the posts now, it’s changed a lot. Actually found this place because of ZH, “forty blocks of squalor”.

m
m

ZH? Good riddance – from a previous 10-year-long member

SmallerGovNow
SmallerGovNow

““We will definitely liberate our entire country—from Kherson to the Luhansk region, from Crimea to the Donetsk region,” he said on the Telegram messaging app.”

Ahahahahahahahahaha! Stick to comedy Z-man, that’s what you’re best at… Chip

bidenTouchesKids
bidenTouchesKids

So many trolls acting tough with nuclear war a real possibility. If the US keeps provoking Russia and China, I think everyone is going to realize the meaning of fuck around and find out.

Richard Bagg
Richard Bagg

As soon as the author spelled KIEV, KYIV I stopped reading.

Boogieman
Boogieman

Nuclear weapons in the hands of the US Government should send a chill up the spine of every living creature on earth. Irrational eugenicist should never have access to such destruction.

Ken31`
Ken31`

As I said, full declaration of war against Ukraine sometime next week.

Thunder
Thunder

The declaration of War cannot be made, it legally changes the conflict.
It will always be a special military operation.
some of the rules both parties are a signature to but break regularly
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/02/23/russia-ukraine-international-law-occupation-armed-conflict-and-human-rights

bob sykes
bob sykes

It is important to note that the threat to use nuclear weapons is not directed at Ukraine. It is directed at the “decision making centers,” namely Washington, London, Berlin, and Paris.

Jdog
Jdog

Not going to happen. Not in the script.
This war is being groomed to fit the NWO agenda, and their agenda is not world wide nuclear disaster.
Any student of history knows that the cure for worldwide economic collapse is war, but not end of the world war, “great reset war”.

Zedder
Zedder

I guess this is our disargreement, This is the script, limited nuclear events are coming to scare the crap out of everyone into the “system” ,it’s real. your right about the ukraine russia war is 100% groomed. Putin Zelensky Trump All on the same side. Games over, some people most aren’t going to make it. This Great Reset is to end humanity as we’ve known it. There’s no going back. Your on the inside (elite or loaded up goy) Or your on the outs (dead).

Ghost
Ghost

An opinion worth listening to…

n
n

Sounds good to me. How do I get me one of these “referendums” around my area?

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