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| Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov responds to the ukraine threat |
International Military - Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky's call for NATO members to deploy nuclear weapons against Russia is a reminder of why Moscow launched military action against his country. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said this on Wednesday (5/10/2022). "Yesterday, Zelensky asked his master West to carry out a preliminary nuclear strike on Russia," Moscow's top diplomat said.
According to him, by doing so, the Ukrainian leadership is showing the whole world the latest evidence of the threat coming from the Kiev regime.
Lavrov said a special Russian military operation had been launched to neutralize the threat. He rejected "ridiculous" attempts to belittle Zelensky's words by Ukrainian press secretary Sergey Nikoforov. "We all remember how (Zelensky) stated in January Ukraine's intention to acquire nuclear weapons.
Apparently, this idea has been stuck in his mind for a long time,” said the Russian minister. On Thursday, Zelensky told the Australian Lowy Institute that NATO should carry out a preemptive strike against Russia so it "knows what to expect" if it uses its nuclear arsenal.
he claimed such an action would “eliminate the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons.” Prior to that, the Ukrainian president urged other countries to punish Russia first before launching military action against his country.
"I once again appeal to the international community, as before February 24: Preemptive strikes so (Russia) know what will happen to them if they use them, and not the other way around," he said.
A Ukrainian government spokesman later claimed those who interpreted Zelensky's words as a call for a preemptive nuclear strike were wrong. According to him, Ukraine will never use such rhetoric.