Russia threatens world war: The new nuclear doctrine and the stage set by the Kremlin

Last month, the Russian military leadership put on the table of operations the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the field of Ukraine, as a means of terrorizing Volodymyr Zelensky and his associates. The debate was held without Vladimir Putin present, the BBC reports. But that matters little. The Russian president not only knows, but moves the strings in the new narrative and scene that Moscow is trying to set. In the last 24 hours, reports and threats of a possible use of nuclear weapons and the outbreak of a World War have been made on a daily basis by the Russians in an attempt to pressure and terrorize the world with a possible holocaust.

Vladimir Putin and his associates are setting up their narrative, charging the West with a possible escalation of the already extremely tense situation. In the “game”, according to statements from the White House, both Iran and North Korea are said to have entered, by sending weapons to the Russian forces on the Ukrainian front, widening the picture even more.

In the last two 24 hours, the Russians have been officially threatening a global nuclear war against the West, claiming that Western countries are the ones pushing the situation to the extreme.

The first to talk about a nuclear conflict was the deputy head of the Russian Security Council and former prime minister Dmitry Medvedev. Putin’s direct partner did not hesitate to put the dilemma directly: Russia’s victory in Ukraine, or global nuclear war.

A clearer statement could not have been made, on the grounds that Kyiv, with the support of Western powers, directly threatens Russian territory and sovereignty.

“If Russia is not expected to win, then, obviously, Ukraine will win. Ukraine’s goal in the war, declared by the Kiev regime, is the recovery of all territories that previously belonged to it. In other words, their annexation by Russia. This is a threat to the existence of our state and the collapse of today’s Russia,” he characteristically stated on Tuesday and added the conclusion that such a possibility was a direct reason for the use of paragraph 19 of the fundamental principles of Russia’s state policy in the field of nuclear deterrence. “Who is actually planning a nuclear conflict, may I ask? What is this if not a direct provocation of a world war with the use of nuclear weapons?’ he said.

According to paragraph 19 of the mentioned document, the conditions under which Russia can use nuclear weapons are reliable information about the launch of ballistic missiles that attack the territories of Russia or its allies, the use of nuclear weapons by the enemy or other types of weapons of mass destruction on the territories of Russia and its allies, the impact of the enemy on critical state or military facilities of Russia, the failure of which will weaken nuclear retaliatory forces.

In addition, paragraph 19 mentions among these conditions an aggressive action against Russia using conventional weapons that endanger the very existence of the state, which Medvedev mentioned in his statements.

Threats by Maria Zakharova against Norway

Threats against Norway were launched by Moscow on Wednesday through the representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova.

On the occasion of Norway’s decision to upgrade the military alert level from yesterday, November 1, due to Russia, Zakharova spoke of “escalation of tension” and “timely and adequate response to any hostile action”.

In particular, the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Russia perceives Norway’s military preparations near its borders as a way of escalating tension in the region.

“Foreign military bases they did appear permanently in Norway. The corresponding infrastructure has been modernized, modern equipment is being purchased and Oslo is now among the most active supporters of NATO’s engagement in the Arctic,” he said.

“We view such developments near the Russian border as a deliberate pursuit by Oslo of a disastrous course towards the escalation of tension in the Euro-Arctic region and the eventual destruction of Russian-Norwegian relations.”

Zakharova insisted that this was not Moscow’s choice. “Russia is always open to an honest and mutually respectful dialogue, but any hostile action will be followed up from a timely and adequate response” the official said.

Foreign Ministry: The five nuclear powers are being dragged to the brink of an immediate armed conflict

The Russian Foreign Ministry has expressed fear that the five nuclear powers are drifting “to the brink of direct armed conflict” and that the West must stop “encouraging provocations with weapons of mass destruction, which can lead to catastrophic consequences.”

“We are convinced that in the present complicated and turbulent situation, caused by irresponsible and brazen actions aimed at undermining our national security, the most immediate goal is to avoid any military conflict between nuclear powers,” the ministry said in a statement.

Moscow said it stood by a joint statement it issued with the United States, China, Britain and France in January, which reaffirmed their shared responsibility to avoid a nuclear war.

“We fully reaffirm our commitment to the joint statement of the leaders of the five nuclear-weapon states to prevent a nuclear war and avoid an arms race from January 3, 2022,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Putin’s statements on nuclear

Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly appeared to threaten nuclear attack over the war in Ukraine, and Moscow has repeatedly said its military doctrine allows for the use of nuclear weapons if Russia’s territorial integrity is threatened.

In September, Putin said he was “not bluffing” when he said Russia was ready to use “all available means” to defend its territory. He added at the time that the US set a “precedent” when it dropped two atomic bombs on Japan at the end of World War II.

Shortly thereafter, Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of the Chechen region and a key Putin ally, called on Russia to use a “low-yield nuclear weapon” in Ukraine.

Moscow also frequently accuses Kyiv of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons and claimed at the start of the war that NATO planned to use Ukraine as a bridgehead to threaten Russia – claims denied by Ukraine and NATO.

Lavrov: Western media is trying to escalate tensions in the Gulf

Meanwhile today, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Iranian counterpart that Western media have launched a campaign that could cause an escalation in the Gulf, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced.

In a telephone conversation with Hossein Amirabdolakhian, Lavrov commented on “the harmful information campaign launched by Western media”.

Lavrov told Amirabdolakhian that such actions could lead to a dangerous escalation of tension in the strategically important region, the ministry added.

Washington yesterday expressed concern over unspecified threats from Iran against Saudi Arabia and warned it would not hesitate to respond if necessary.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Saudi Arabia had shared information with the United States warning of an imminent attack by Iran on targets in the Sunni kingdom.

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