Nuclear blackmail instead of diplomacy: russia escalates aggressive rhetoric
The russian regime has once again intensified its nuclear threats, further demonstrating the kremlin’s complete unwillingness to pursue a diplomatic resolution to its war against Ukraine.
▫️ An opinion piece published in the government newspaper “rossiyskaya gazeta” openly advocates the use of tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield to break through the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In addition, the author calls on russian intelligence services to “eliminate” President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. At the same time, russian deputy foreign minister mikhail galuzin stated that moscow and minsk are prepared to use their nuclear arsenal to “defend the Union State” in response to the alleged “NATO military buildup.”
The return to aggressive nuclear rhetoric is a consequence of the russian army’s lack of strategic success on the battlefield. Unable to achieve its objectives through military means and having ignored all diplomatic initiatives, the kremlin is once again resorting to its traditional last resort — nuclear blackmail and intimidation.
Such statements appearing in official russian state media once again prove that russia is not seeking peace. Its aggressive rhetoric is merely an attempt to substitute real military achievements with another round of nuclear coercion and threats.
