VIDEO: Russia would use nuclear weapons only in case of threat to existence of state: Kremlin
Russia shows its military might during a parade in Moscow.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that no one is considering the use of nuclear weapons during the current war in Ukraine since February 24, but at the same time he indicated two possibilities that could lead to Moscow doing this.
In an interview with the American television network PBS, Peskov indicated that Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons, but at the same time, it will resort to this only in two cases, one of which is Russia's exposure to an existential threat.
Peskov said that Russia would only use nuclear weapons in the case of a "threat to the existence" of his country — and not as a result of the current conflict with Ukraine.
"But any outcome of the operation (in Ukraine), of course is not a reason for usage of a nuclear weapon," Peskov said.
“We have a concept of security which states very clearly that only when there is a threat to the existence of the state, in our country, we can and will indeed use nuclear weapons to eliminate the threat to the existence of our country.
The Kremlin spokesman added: “There is no link between the results of the military operation in Ukraine and the use of nuclear weapons. There is a security concept that must be clear, which is that Russia can use nuclear weapons, and in fact will use them in the event of an existential threat, in order to completely eliminate this threat.”
