Western officials are deciding how to respond to Russia’s use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
Western politicians are making emergency plans in case the head of the ruling regime of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, launches a nuclear strike on the territory of Ukraine. The Financial Times reported this on Sunday, September 25.
The publication quoted US national security adviser Jake Sullivan as saying that the Kremlin had been directly warned that any use of nuclear weapons would have “catastrophic consequences” for Russia. In particular, the United States, along with its allies, will “respond decisively” to such a move by the Russian Federation.
One of the senior American officials noted in a commentary in the publication that if the Russian president thinks that “the nuclear threat will scare Ukraine into surrendering or giving up 20 percent of its territory, or scare the its allies so that they cannot help Ukraine, then he is very wrong.” “.
Other Western officials noted that a nuclear strike on Ukraine would likely not result in reciprocal retaliation: they would prompt retaliatory military action by Western states to punish Russia.
Some officials have said that if Putin were to use nuclear weapons, the most likely scenario would be to use only tactical nuclear weapons. It is intended for use on the battlefield.
Military experts believe Putin is threatening to use nuclear weapons to extract concessions. They also noted that the poor coordination of the Russian military since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine indicates that nuclear strikes are unlikely to change the outcome of the hostilities.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine previously reported that the consequences of the hypothetically possible use of nuclear weapons by Russia could affect at least three NATO countries: Poland, Turkey and Bulgaria.
According to Mikhail Podolyak, adviser of the Presidential Chamber, the member countries of the Nuclear Club should outline to Russia the consequences of the threat of nuclear weapons.
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