Russia’s deputy foreign minister in charge of ties with the US said he would not “rule out any options” when it comes to Russia’s use of nuclear weapons.
A top Russian official has made a terrifying claim about his country’s nuclear weapons as World War III fears explode once again.
Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister in charge of ties with the US, non-proliferation and arms control, told reporters today that he would not “rule out any options” when it comes to Russia’s use of nuclear weapons.
He was specifically asked whether Russia could deploy nuclear missiles in response to the US’s plan to deploy long-range fire capabilities in Germany.
He said: “If representatives of the Federal Government of Germany consider it justified to begin some escalatory measures under the pretext of what we have in [the Kaliningrad] region, then we will respond in terms of compensatory measures in the way that we consider most acceptable.
“Nothing is predetermined, including the further escalation of the situation. Unfortunately, for now, the West, under far-fetched pretexts, in search of reasons to attribute something to us again from the point of view of an encroachment on its security, is following precisely this escalation path…..Seê _ Morê
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