At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin has just revealed Russia's strategy for ending the Ukraine conflict.
June 16, 2023. President of Russia Vladimir Putin speaks at the plenary session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. © Sputnik/Ramil Sitdikov
President Vladimir Putin was asked again last Friday at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum about Russia’s nuclear strategy. Recently, Moscow began to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus. Meanwhile, domestically, a public debate has started over the possibility of a first use of nuclear weapons against NATO in the context of the ongoing proxy war in Ukraine.
Putin’s answer brought no surprises. In summary: nuclear weapons remain in the toolbox of Moscow’s strategy, and there is a doctrine that stipulates conditions for their use. Should the existence of the Russian state be threatened, they will be used. However, there is no need to resort to such instruments currently.
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