Russia and Belarus have launched a second stage of drills to train their troops in tactical nuclear weapons as Russia tries to discourage the West from increasing support for Ukraine.
Russia and its ally Belarus on Tuesday launched a second stage of drills intended to train their troops in tactical nuclear weapons, part of the Kremlin's efforts to discourage the West from ramping up support for Ukraine. In announcing the nuclear maneuvers last month, the Russian Defense Ministry said they were in response to 'provocative statements and threats of certain Western officials regarding the Russian Federation.
Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that 'such drills and maintaining combat readiness' are important in view of the 'hostile decisions and actions' by the U.S. and its allies in Europe and their 'daily provocations.' During the second stage of the drills that began Tuesday, Russian and Belarusian troops will undergo joint training in non-strategic nuclear weapons used in combat, the Defense Ministry said.
Last week, Putin declared that the West is wrong to proceed from the assumption that Russia will never use its atomic arsenal. Putin pointed at the country's nuclear doctrine that envisages the use of nuclear weapons in case of a threat to its sovereignty and territorial integrity. At the same time, he said he sees no current threat to Russia’s sovereignty that would warrant the use of nuclear weapons and emphasized that Moscow doesn't need them to defeat Ukraine.
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