Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Russia responded to US President Joe Biden’s statement saying it should not use weapons of mass destruction in its attacks on Ukraine.
“No, no, no,” Biden said when asked CBS News regarding initiatives for the use of chemical or tactical nuclear weapons.
In response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: “Read the doctrine. Everything is written there,” he said. News weekSunday (18/9/2022).
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Meanwhile, Russian nuclear doctrine states that the use of nuclear weapons can follow aggression against Russia or its allies with the use of weapons of mass destruction, or if the country’s very existence is threatened.
During the war, mixed messages came from Russia about the prospect of using nuclear weapons.
After Russia launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine, Putin put his nuclear forces on alert. As a result, many argue that this effort reflects Russia’s nuclear capabilities and the process of using it as a weapon of war.
However, last month, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu argued that nuclear weapons were not needed militarily in this war.
“The main purpose of the Russian nuclear arsenal is to withstand a nuclear attack,” he said.
In addition, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that only conventional weapons were used in the war in Ukraine.
However, speculation about the use of nuclear weapons resurfaced after Putin’s troops were pushed back to the eastern Kharkiv region.
2016-2019 NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller fears that Putin will use weapons of mass destruction such as chemical or biological nuclear power.
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