Maria Zakharova tried to play down the concern over Putin’s declaration that he might use nukes to defend Russia’s territorial integrity.
THE Moscow said today that it remains “fully committed” to the principle of never allowing one to become one nuclear warwhile fears have grown of a possible dramatic escalation in the conflict with Ukraine, which has already been going on for seven months.
The representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, stated during today’s press briefing that “Moscow’s position – that there should never be a nuclear war – has not changed».
A few days ago, President Vladimir Putin had said he was “not bluffing” about his willingness to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia’s territorial integrity.
The representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also stated today that it is “unimaginable» to proceed without Russian participation in the investigation into the leaks from the pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2.
Maria Zakharova stated that the West is deliberately creating obstacles to the investigation and added that the exclusion of Russia and Gazprom from the investigation shows that the West has something to hide.
President Putin last week specifically accused the United States and its allies of carrying out the attack on the pipelines, which is likely to shut them down permanently.
Zakharova also said today that the European Union’s move to impose a price cap on Russian oil exports is aimed at boosting the profits of Western companies.
The spokeswoman added that Russia would respond by rerouting its energy supplies and excluding Western countries that impose ceilings.
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