Anonymous Coward User ID: 20725487 North Macedonia 07/11/2014 12:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Lavrov warned that Russia could resort to nuclear weapons if Ukraine tried to retake Crimea. A senior Russian official appeared to issue a nuclear threat against Ukraine over Crimea on Wednesday. In recent weeks, numerous senior level Ukrainian officials have promised to return Crimea to Ukraine despite Russia’s decision to annex it earlier this year. Following his appointment as Ukraine’s new minister of defense, Colonel General Valeriy Heletey promised the parliament in Kiev he would work to retake Crimea from Russia. “Believe me, there will be a victory parade — there will be for sure — in Ukraine’s Sevastopol,” Heletey said, referring to the capital city of Crimea. At the same hearing, Heletey pledged he “will work day and night for restoring the military capability of our armed forces.” Similar pledges have been made by Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko, who has promised to oversee the “revival of the army,” as well as Ukraine Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin. When asked about these comments at a press conference on Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov responded, “If it comes to aggression against Russian territory, which Crimea and Sevastopol are parts of, I would not advise anyone to do this.” He then added, “We have the doctrine of national security, and it very clearly regulates the actions, which will be taken in this case.” [ link to thediplomat.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 46747744 United States 07/11/2014 06:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Lavrov warned that Russia could resort to nuclear weapons if Ukraine tried to retake Crimea. Russia won't use nukes on Ukraine, the land is too valuable And it doesn't have to.....they can just walk in and take over Nobody will help Ukraine ...NOBODY |
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User ID: 23788152 United Kingdom 07/11/2014 06:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Lavrov warned that Russia could resort to nuclear weapons if Ukraine tried to retake Crimea. The most recent military doctrine issued in 2010, states:
“The Russian Federation reserves the right to utilize nuclear weapons in response to the utilization of nuclear and other types of weapons of mass destruction against it and (or) its allies, and also in the event of aggression against the Russian Federation involving the use of conventional weapons when the very existence of the state is under threat.” |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 38687327 United States 07/28/2014 07:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Lavrov warned that Russia could resort to nuclear weapons if Ukraine tried to retake Crimea. Russia won't use nukes on Ukraine, the land is too valuable And it doesn't have to.....they can just walk in and take over Nobody will help Ukraine ...NOBODY
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