MOSCOW: A possible transfer of nuclear weapons to Kiev, which Vladimir Zelensky has demanded as part of the security guarantees for Ukraine...
MOSCOW: A possible transfer of nuclear weapons to Kiev, which Vladimir Zelensky has demanded as part of the security guarantees for Ukraine, would pose a threat not only to Russia but to the entire world, Alexander Voloshin, a Russian senator from the Donetsk People’s Republic, told TASS.
According to him, such a scenario could end with "a nuclear mushroom cloud over Minsk, Budapest or the Bosphorus."
Earlier, Ukrainian media quoted Zelensky as saying that security guarantees for Ukraine should include the transfer of nuclear weapons.
"The transfer of nuclear weapons to a country engaged in military conflict would violate the entire architecture of international security and effectively dismantle the non-proliferation regime. This poses a threat not to Russia alone, but to the world at large. Any initiative of the sort instantly raises the stakes to the highest possible level. This is a risk of global confrontation with unpredictable consequences. Moreover, considering how many countries Ukraine has already attacked via terrorism or drone strikes since 2022, this could end with a nuclear mushroom cloud over Minsk, Budapest or the Bosphorus," the senator warned.
He specified that the Kiev regime is demanding nuclear weapons in order to retain the attention and resources of its Western sponsors, as "the more unrealistic and the louder the demand, the bigger the chance that Kiev remains in the news cycle and among the recipients of new aid packages."
"It is my firm belief that even the most radical of Western politicians understand that the transfer of nuclear weapons is a step beyond the point of no return. Far from the likes of supplying tanks or missiles, this is a move that cannot be reversed, bringing permanent change to the region. This means that in practice these demands remain at the level of grandstanding. However, this informational tactic hides a troubling trend, namely the attempt to normalize discussion of nuclear proliferation as a standard pressure tool," Voloshin concluded.
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