NATO Deputy Secretary General: the alliance sees no threat that Russia will use nuclear weapons

3/1/2024, 8:24:49 AM

Highlights: NATO says it does not see any threat from Russia to use nuclear weapons. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called Western statements about Russia's nuclear weapons a hoax and a ruse. The Russian president has also said that he does not want to see the use of nuclear weapons in the future. The U.S. government has said that it will not allow nuclear weapons to be used in the event of a nuclear attack in Russia. The White House has said it will continue to monitor the situation in the Middle East.

NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana said that the alliance does not see an imminent threat of Russia using nuclear weapons.

The Spanish publication Pais writes about this.

“We do not see any imminent threat that Russia will use these (nuclear -

) weapons,” Joane said.

He added that the statements by the Russian authorities “in themselves are very dangerous because they undermine trust.”

Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin called accusations against Russia about its intentions to allegedly place nuclear weapons in space a hoax and a ruse.

In addition, the head of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Sergei Shoigu, called Western statements about Russia and nuclear weapons nonsense.