Russia’s top diplomat: Putin will use nuclear weapons if challenged – Russia

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Russia’s top US diplomat told Sky News, confirming Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov that Putin could push the nuclear button if the country felt it was facing an “existential” threat.

The Kremlin does not rule out the use of nuclear weapons

Asked if Putin was right to threaten the rest of the world with nuclear weapons, Polyansky said:

“If Russia is provoked by NATO, if Russia is attacked by NATO, why not, we are a nuclear power. It is not the right thing to threaten Russia. When dealing with nuclear power, you need to calculate all the possible outcomes of your behavior. “

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