Russia will only use nuclear weapons in ukraine if he faces an “existential threat”, he declared this Tuesday to CNN International Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
“We have an internal security doctrine, and it is public, you can read in it all the reasons for the use of nuclear weapons“, he said. “If it is an existential threat to our country, then it can be used according to our doctrine,” Peskov declared.
The journalist from CNN InternationalChristiane Amanpour, had asked the Kremlin spokesman if he was “convinced” that the Russian president Vladimir Putina person close to him, would not use nuclear weapons on Ukraine.
Ukrainian resistance
The Russian army is facing fierce resistance, which it had not anticipated, from Ukrainian forces since it invaded the country on February 24.
According to the Pentagon, the Ukrainian army, which maintains control of major urban centerseven lately it is in a position to carry out counter-offensives that have allowed it to recover ground, especially in the south.
Military experts believe that the Russian military suffers from logistical and communication problems.
(With information from AFP)
