NATO chief alerts ‘nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought’ (Picture: AP)
The chief of NATO has actually threatened Vladimir Putin with ‘severe consequences’ if nuclear weapons are utilized versusUkraine
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Secretary basic Jens Stoltenberg cautioned Russia ‘cannot win’ after Moscow declared they might utilize nukes to safeguard Ukrainian areas under their contol.
It comes as Kremlin- set up authorities in 4 Ukrainian areas declared success in rigged addition votes the other day.
Mr Stoltenberg stated: ‘Any usage of nuclear weapons is definitely undesirable, it will completely alter the nature of the dispute, and Russia should understand that a nuclear war can not be won and should never ever be battled.
‘When we see that kind of nuclear rhetoric again and again from Russia, from President Putin, it is something that we have to take seriously – and therefore we are conveying the clear message that this will have severe consequences for Russia.’
Ukraine and its allies have actually called the‘referendums’ a sham, validating theWest would not identify the outcomes.
But it impliesPutin might represent anyUkrainian effort to regain them as an attack on the‘territorial integrity’ ofRussia
During a telecasted conference with authorities, the(********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** )president stated:‘Saving people in the territories where this referendum is taking place… is the focus of the attention of our entire society and of the entire country.’
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It comes asNordStream 1 and 2 suffer‘unprecedented’ damage after a surge triggered them to leakage.
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World leaders have actually hurried to call it an‘act of sabotage’ asSweden’sNationalSeismology Centre validated a surge taped at the exact same time determined 2.3 on theRichter scale.
TheKremlin stated it was‘absurd’ to conclude they lagged the leakage, mentioning it is‘predictably stupid to give voice to these kinds of narratives’
Putin stated a‘victory’ in the addition referendums(Picture: AP)
Scientists have actually validated gas is now dripping into theBaltic from 3 holes, and a five-mile exemption zone has actually been enforced around the location.
AlthoughDanish prime ministerMetteFrederiksen stated‘there is no information indicating who could be behind’,Kyiv has actually implicatedMoscow of the damage, calling it a‘terrorist attack’
Zelensky’s consultantMikhayloPodolyak tweeted:‘The large-scale gas leak is nothing more than a terrorist attack planned by Russia and an act of aggression towards the EU.’
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