“Russia would not use them first under any circumstances,” he said, adding: “But if it doesn’t use them first under any circumstances, it won’t be second to use them either. Because the chances of using them in the event of a nuclear attack against the our territory are very scarce”. The US State Department has condemned these statements, stating that “any discussion, however vague, of nuclear weapons is absolutely irresponsible. The specter of a possible nuclear war has returned to the fore on the international scene after the invasion of Ukraine in February.
