Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Wednesday that his country is fully prepared to use nuclear weapons if its “sovereignty and independence” are in any way threatened. Because that’s exactly what we need to hear right now, yeah? Threats from the peanut gallery about destroy the world. And what, exactly, constitutes a threat to their sovereignty and independence?
Putin’s comments were made during an interview with local Russian state television, where he said there has never been a need to use these kind of weapons, but he’s willing to if he feels it necessary.
“We are ready to use weapons, including any weapons,” Putin went on to say, “if we are talking about the existence of the Russian state, about damaging our sovereignty and independence. We have everything spelled out in our strategy.”
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Russia has been expanding its nuclear activities since its invasion of Ukraine in 2023. Last year, the country sent nuclear weapons to its ally, Belarus, and it suspended participation in the New START Treaty, which was Russia’s last arms control agreement with the United States.
Putin also said that Russia is prepared for a nuclear war, but he does not expect one to happen because U.S. President Joe Biden is a “representative of the traditional political school” and is a specialist in “Russian-American relations and in the field of strategic deterrence.”
Putin also elaborated on his comments after saying last month that he prefers Biden to former President Donald Trump as U.S. leader.
“I sympathize with Biden,” he noted. He also pointed out that Russia does “not interfere in any way in any elections” and “will work with any leader who is trusted by the American people.”
Putin is simply doing what most world leaders do, especially those who are in the midst of a conflict with another country that many other nations around the world disagree with. And that is to sort of send a veiled warning to the rest of the world not to interfere with what he is doing or else risk a global conflict. He’s attempting to keep the rest of earth out of his business with Ukraine.
At the end of the day, there’s a lot for Putin to lose by using any sort of missile like that, so I doubt he would do it. However, he’s just crazy enough to make people not so confident that he wouldn’t use a nuclear weapon. Living in the tension of that sweet spot is how he keeps people at bay. It’s been working for him so far.
Let’s hope that the situation between Putin and Ukraine is resolved peacefully as soon as possible. No one wants to see more bloodshed and innocent people killed or hurt in this skirmish. However, we also want to see the conflict come to an end because our politicians want to keep sending millions and millions of dollars sent to folks in Ukraine. We’re barely getting by here at home as it is.
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