Commenting on the escalating fears of a nuclear disaster or conflict, the ministry made it clear, on Thursday, that nuclear weapons can only be used in an emergency, according to Reuters.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Ivan Nechayev said that nuclear weapons would only be used to respond to a similar attack or to counter any threat to the country’s existence.
Last Tuesday, the Russian Defense Minister confirmed that his country does not need to use nuclear weapons during its military campaign on Ukrainian soil, describing media speculation about the possible deployment of nuclear or chemical weapons as “utter lies”.
prisoner exchange deal
As for the possibility of a prisoner exchange between Moscow and Washington, Nechayev indicated that work is underway to implement a prisoner exchange deal between the two parties, pointing out that it is engaged in “quiet diplomacy” with the United States over that potential deal, which may include basketball star Britney. Grenier, who was sentenced on August 4 in Russia, to nine years in prison on drug charges, in a sentence that US President Joe Biden called “unacceptable.”
The US administration has also repeatedly asserted that Greiner was unjustly detained, but at the same time offered to replace her with Victor Bout, a Russian arms dealer serving a 25-year prison sentence in the United States.
It is noteworthy that since the start of the Russian military operation on the territory of the western neighbor, Washington has lined up strongly with Kyiv, supporting it with weapons, equipment and humanitarian aid.
Thousands of sanctions were imposed on Russia, affecting all sectors, as well as the wealthy and politicians, including senior ministers.
Also, NATO, which Moscow is apprehensive about, strongly supported the Ukrainian authorities, stressing their right to defend themselves and join any international defense blocs to achieve this goal!
