US EditionShoigu threatens Europe with nuclear weapons if Russia is faced with 'unfriendly actions'
- Shoigu warned that Russia might use nuclear weapons in response to what he calls 'unfriendly actions' from Western countries, affecting the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
- Under a revised nuclear doctrine approved by President Vladimir Putin, Russia could justify a nuclear strike if critical threats arise.
- Shoigu's comments follow recent amendments to Russia's nuclear doctrine authorized by President Vladimir Putin, allowing a nuclear response to conventional threats against Russia or Belarus.
- These remarks reflect increased tensions in Russia-West relations and have raised concerns among Ukraine's allies, fearing further Russian aggression.
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Sergei Shoigu threatens "World War III" if European states send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine
Sending Western "peacekeeping forces" to "historical Russian territories" is a scenario that "could lead to a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia, even to a third world war in the longer term," Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shogu warned on Thursday in an interview with the official Russian news agency Tass.
Shoigu threatens Europe with nuclear weapons if Russia is faced with 'unfriendly actions'
Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons if faced with 'unfriendly actions,' Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu claimed in an interview with TASS state news agency on April 24.
War in Ukraine: the sending of Western forces "could lead to a third world war", warns Sergei Choigou
The Secretary of the Russian Security Council also stated in an interview with the press agency close to the Kremlin Tass that "Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in case of aggression against it".
Moscow's top security official says Russia has right to use nuclear weapons if...
Russia reserves the right to deploy nuclear weapons if confronted with aggression from Western countries, Sergei Shoigu, Moscow’s top security official, has warned in remarks likely to further escalate tensions between Russia and the West.
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