Dmitry Suslov, deputy director of a Russian think tank, advocated a 'demonstration nuclear explosion' to strengthen deterrence after remarks by France and Germany
Dmitry Suslov, deputy director of a Russian think tank, advocated a 'demonstration nuclear explosion' to strengthen deterrence after remarks by France and GermanyFrance’s President, Emmanuel Macron, and Germany’s Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, became the latest and most powerful leaders to give at least a conditional green light to Ukraine using military aid for cross-border strikes on the French leader’s visit to Germany this week.
Russia has massed military assets close to Ukraine’s border within range of French, British, or American missiles supplied to Kyiv Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said last week that Moscow will retaliate with strikes on British targets in and outside Ukraine, if British weapons are used to strike Russian territory.Dr Emma Salisbury, associate fellow at the Council on Geostrategy, noted that the Kremlin has issued threats throughout the war to deter support for Ukraine.
“I think the Chinese are signalling to them that they would not accept that. And I think the Russians also believed President Biden when said that Russia would suffer ‘catastrophic consequences’ if they used a nuclear weapon.”
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