Agence France-Presse and BBC News (BBC News) reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin said the threat of nuclear weapons was increasing but insisted that Russia “wasn’t crazy” and would not be the first to use nuclear weapons.
Putin, who had previously hinted at the use of “strategic” small arms, said at a meeting in the Kremlin on Sunday that “threats of this kind are on the rise,” but avoided talking about Russia’s politics.
“Russia will not be the first to use them under any circumstances,” Putin said, adding that “Russia will not be the second either, because in the event of a nuclear attack on our territory, the possibility of using nuclear weapons is very limited.” . He said: “We are not crazy, we know what nuclear weapons are and we will not run around the world with this weapon like a razor.”
He also said that the war in Ukraine is likely to be a “long process”.
US State Department spokesman Ned Price declined to respond directly to Putin’s remarks, but said: “We think it is utterly irresponsible to talk casually about nuclear weapons.” the use of strategic nuclear weapons is irresponsible”.
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