Oleksandr Litvinenko, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC), expressed serious concerns about the possibility of using Russia's tactical nuclear weapons if its troops are defeated in Ukraine.
It is a new stage of tension in Ukrainian-Russian relations, which is marked by a high level of military activity and exacerbation of conflict in the Donbass.
"We cannot exclude anything if Russia is on the verge of catastrophic defeat," he said, adding that the hypothetical collapse of the front and protests in Moscow.
However, he also stated that even in this case, the use of the Styo is not guaranteed, since the Kremlin can convince the population of Russia that it was a "victory".
It should be noted that Ukraine and a number of its allies are in the international arena that the likelihood of using Russia in conflict is extremely low.
The probable purpose of these statements is to facilitate the supply of more long -range weapons and further weakening prohibitions on their use in the Russian territory.
In this case, Russia, for its part, makes it clear that the use of nuclear weapons is a real option. But, judging by the statements from Moscow, it is considered in the case of direct access of Western countries to the war on the side of Ukraine. And as a goal for blows is not called Ukraine, but the NATO countries of Europe.
Recall that the tactical nuclear exercises of the Russian Federation, which are ongoing now, are conducted near the borders of Poland, as well as the Baltic countries.
