NATO Chief Warns Russia of 'Devastating' Consequences if Nuclear Weapons Are Used Against Ukraine
- Russia and Belarus began joint nuclear weapons drills involving over 64,000 personnel and various military units from May 19 to May 21 to improve command coordination and practice deterrence against a probable adversary.
- The drills include preparations for nuclear forces and missile launches.
- Ukraine's Foreign Ministry condemned the nuclear drills and the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus as an unprecedented challenge to global security.
- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned that any Russian use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine would trigger a devastating reaction from NATO, which is monitoring the exercises closely.
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Russia and Belarus began joint military exercises with nuclear weapons, on the basis of what Moscow described as "the threat of aggression," the Russian Ministry of Defence announced on 19 May. NATO Chief Threatened Russia: "If he uses the atomic weapon in Ukraine, the NATO reaction will be devastating.
In the case of the use of nuclear weapons.
NATO chief warns Russia of 'devastating' consequences if nuclear weapons are used against Ukraine
"Well, they (Russians) know if that happens, the reaction is devastating... Of course, we follow that (exercises), we monitor what is happening," NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said.
Putin and Lukashenko's new nuclear exercises forced Rutte to issue a harsh statement NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that Russia would face “devastating consequences” if it decided to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to Rutte's statement during a press conference in Brussels. Read also: Why does Putin need nuclear exercises with Belarus: the CPD named the Kremlin's three goals During the…
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