Nuclear weapons used in Ukraine would release radiation over large areas of Europe where NATO allies are located.
In the US Senate, a bipartisan resolution was registered, according to which, if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine to prevent a counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, such an attack by NATO countries should be considered an attack on the Alliance itself. On Thursday, June 22, the Voice of America reports.
The corresponding draft resolution in the Senate was registered by Democrat Richard Blumenthal and Republican Lindsey Graham.
“We believe that the nuclear weapons used in Ukraine will release radiation over large areas in Europe where NATO allies are located,” Graham said at a congressional press conference, quoting US President Joe Biden. saying that the threat of Russia using nuclear weapons is real.
Graham added that the deployment of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus is disturbing and provocative, and also said that the threat of using Russian nuclear weapons is the highest since the Caribbean crisis, and the best way to avoid it is the clear explanation to the Russians. the consequences of such actions.
“And our message to those around Putin is that if you do this, if you follow his order, if he ever gives it, you can expect a massive response from NATO and you will be in a war against NATO.”
In this regard, Senator Blumenthal said that with the success of the Ukrainians on the battlefield, Putin will be increasingly tempted to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine or blow up the largest Zaporozhye nuclear plant in Europe.
“Any of these actions will have devastating consequences for the health of Ukrainians, but also for neighboring NATO countries. Poland is in immediate danger. After all, the use of tactical weapons nuclear or the destruction of a nuclear power plant will spread radiation and almost certainly harm people. This is not an irresponsible or panic resolution, it is based on facts and science and is designed to send a message to Vladimir Putin and in his military: they will be destroyed, they will be erased (Eviscerated – ed.) if they use tactical nuclear weapons or if they destroy a nuclear power plant like this in a way that threatens neighboring NATO countries, ” said Democrat Blumenthal.
He noted that Article 5 (NATO Collective Defense Charter – ed.) protects not only against specific military border crossings, but damage caused by NATO allies also triggers obligations.
We remind you, US President Joe Biden previously said that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats to use tactical nuclear weapons were true.
On Thursday, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned about the threat of a terrorist attack on the ZNPP with the release of radiation.
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