The press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense announced a meeting between the deputy head of this department, Colonel-General Alexander Fomin, and the military attachés of unnamed “friendly countries.” The main point of the briefing was nuclear deterrence.
“The activities of the Russian Federation in the field of nuclear deterrence are of a defensive nature and are aimed at guaranteed protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country,” the statement said, cited by the agency. “Interfax”.
It should be noted that, from the point of view of Russian legislation, the occupied regions of Ukraine are the territory of Russia.
The warlord also expressed outrage that the US is stationing nuclear weapons in Europe and that the US and its NATO allies have refused to withdraw these weapons. According to him, the deployment of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus is a reciprocal step.
The warlord also expressed outrage that the US is stationing nuclear weapons in Europe and that the US and its NATO allies have refused to withdraw these weapons. According to him, the deployment of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus is a reciprocal step.
It is unclear whether the briefing was planned, but it can be assumed that its holding is connected with the incident that occurred on the night of May 3 in Moscow. The press service of Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine tried to strike with two drones on the presidential residence in the Kremlin. The UAVs were shot down by Russian special services.
Sergei Nikiforov, spokesman for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said he was not involved in the incident. “Ukraine directs all available forces and means to liberate its own territories, and not to attack others,” he said, accusing the Putin regime of escalating the situation before May 9.
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2023-05-03 15:55:58
