The international community is not afraid of the threats of Russian President Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons, but it is necessary to take his words seriously. This was stated by German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbok during a visit to Warsaw, reports Reuters.
“Putin is not the first time resorting to such threats. They are irresponsible, and we should take them seriously,” Berobok emphasized.
The head of the German Foreign Ministry called Putin’s rhetoric attempt to blackmail the Western governments in the conditions of a “brutal aggressive war, which lasts more than 200 days.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the annexation of the regions of Ukraine on September 30 said that the United States “created a precedent” with atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. He also warned that the nuclear doctrine of Russia allows the use of nuclear weapons in response to the threat of the country’s territory. The probability of tactical nuclear strikes was also stated by the deputy chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev and the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.
A few days ago, ex-Chancal in Germany, Angela Merkel called for seriously treating the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin about the possible use of nuclear weapons.