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[Regnum] On May 6, the official representative of the UN Secretary General, Stephane Dujarric, commented on the exercises being prepared by Russia on the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons, calling for avoiding actions that could lead to escalation with catastrophic consequences.
“Current nuclear risks are alarmingly high. All actions that could lead to miscalculation and escalation with catastrophic consequences should be avoided,” he said.
As Regnum reported, the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, on behalf of President Vladimir Putin, began preparing for exercises with missile formations of the Southern Military District (SMD) with the involvement of aviation, as well as Russian Navy forces. During the exercises, the Russian military will conduct activities to practice the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons.
The exercises of the missile formations of the Southern Military District are, among other things, a response to provocative statements and threats by individual Western officials, the Russian Ministry of Defense emphasized. The department noted that the exercises are aimed at maintaining the readiness of personnel and equipment of units for the combat use of non-strategic nuclear weapons to respond and in order to ensure the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Russia.
According to presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, the West is provoking a new, unprecedented round of tension, and this requires retaliatory measures from Moscow.
Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that he admits the possibility of sending French troops to the conflict zone in Ukraine if Kiev requests it or if the Russian army breaks through the front line.
In addition, on May 2, Reuters published statements by British Foreign Minister David Cameron about the supposed “right” of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to use British weapons to launch strikes on Russian territory. Cameron’s statement was the first recognition that the West is fighting against Russia at the hands of the inhabitants of Ukraine, noted Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
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