Did Putin threaten the West with nuclear war?

according to the international group Tasnim news agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin An hour before the start of the presidential elections in this country, in a television interview with Dmitri Kisilov, the head of the Russian News Agency, Syednia mentioned issues that, after 72 hours, are still on the headlines of many news agencies and expert circles around the world.

In this interview, Putin clearly expressed his views on many global trends and challenges, especially the situation of the war in Ukraine and the issues of Western countries regarding how to enter this conflict and Moscow’s possible responses to these actions.

The most important keyword of Putin’s speech, which was turned into a global trend by the Western media, was the readiness of the Russian Federation for a “nuclear” conflict if necessary.

But Was the content of Putin’s speech really a military threat to the Western world or a warning to the Western community in order not to take more tension-provoking steps and spread the war in Ukraine to other parts of Europe.

To better understand this issue It should be seen what exactly Putin mentioned in this interview and what are the preconditions for any use of nuclear weapons by the Russians in the statement of the president of this country? He gave short and sometimes detailed answers about Russia’s use of nuclear weapons.

He answered with a smile when asked whether Russia will use tactical nuclear weapons during the war with Ukraine. He answered that in the continuation of the current process in the war with Ukraine, the Russians will not have the need to use any strategic or tactical nuclear weapons, and by continuing this process, Russia will be able to achieve its desired goals in Ukraine in the coming months.

Putin also stated the conditions of Russia’s use of nuclear weapons in the continuation of the interview: Russia is ready to use its nuclear weapons in case of a threat to the country’s existence or damage to the country’s sovereignty and independence. There is a nuclear weapon to be used and Russia is guided by its principles in this field, and those principles are that if the existence of the country is threatened and the sovereignty and independence of the country is harmed, we are ready to use weapons, including any type of weapon. We are among the weapons you mentioned.”

From the military-technical point of view, Russia is ready for a nuclear war, Russia’s nuclear triad is in the best condition and they are pioneers. They exist and are constantly in combat readiness, but I don’t think things will accelerate that fast. send itself to Ukraine, Washington is aware that Moscow will consider such an action as the entry of American troops into Russian territory.

The presence of American troops in Ukraine is considered intervention, Washington officials said who do not intend to send troops, in our opinion, if American forces are present on Russian soil, they will be considered as interventionists, and we will deal with this issue, even if they appear on Ukrainian soil, and they understand this issue very well.

By reviewing Putin’s words regarding the use of any kind of nuclear weapons in the continuation of hostilities between the West and Russia, several points can be pointed out:

1. In the most optimistic It should be said that Putin did not make a new statement regarding this country’s use of nuclear weapons and only reviewed Russia’s new nuclear doctrine written in 2020.
2. Magnification of Western media of the dangers of Putin’s Russia and gaining public support for the participation of European countries in the war in Ukraine, which has significantly decreased in the past months. It is delaying the presence of soldiers of European countries in the war fronts of Ukraine and changing the balance of the battle fronts. However, the Russians have repeatedly stated that Western mercenaries have been present in Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict, and even Putin himself emphasized in this interview that NATO representatives were present in Ukraine even before the 2014 coup. But now their number is more and they are present in this country in the form of military advisers and mercenaries. He emphasized that the deployment of NATO forces will not change the situation on the battlefield, but will have very serious geopolitical consequences for the West. The countries that say they don’t have a “red line” in relation to Russia, should know that Russia will not have a “red line” in relation to these countries.
3. On the other hand, Putin tried to European countries should warn that the consequences of any deployment of troops to Ukraine will affect the whole of Europe. France and England, who have repeatedly raised the issue of sending military forces to Ukraine in the past days and months, were on the side of Putin’s words. It seems that this strategy of the Kremlin and the tough position regarding the decision of some European countries outside of the framework of NATO has already been answered in such a way that Germany, Italy, Spain and the United States strongly oppose the plan to send troops that was proposed by French President Macron.
4. Perhaps Putin’s words regarding the use of nuclear weapons are considered only a political bluff among the politicians and leaders of Western countries, but the point that Putin correctly pointed out. Inciting European public opinion through Western media. The President of Russia knows very well that the prospect of a nuclear war is viewed with concern among the people of Europe, and the pressure of public opinion can create a negative wave in confrontation with the leaders of these countries.

6. Perhaps one of the most important reasons for conducting such an interview by Putin in the closest time to the Russian presidential election was to instill a sense of power and gain the confidence of the Russian people in the policies undertaken by the Kremlin to achieve a strong and capable Russia.

However, according to all the analysis and reviews that can be presented in connection with the words of Vladimir Putin and talked and written about it for hours, a point that is very important and vital and can bring the world into It is an irreversible stage and it should be viewed as a fundamental variable, the decisions of European countries and the ambitions of NATO to expand more territories and control countries that have challenged the hegemony of the West and want to create a more just and multipolar world.

Certainly, the changes in the field on the Ukrainian front can face the world with countless challenges.

Author: Mehdi Saif Tabrizi, researcher of Russia and the Caucasus

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