The prospect of an all-out nuclear war over the Ukraine crisis rose slightly on Sunday when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his nuclear force to remain on alert.
New Delhi: The prospect of an all-out nuclear war over the Ukraine crisis rose slightly on Sunday as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his nuclear force to remain on alert. The move comes after the US and its G7 partners pulled Russia away from the international financial system, following sanctions and cuts.
The heightened alert, which is still several steps short of a full-blown “Defcon” situation, came even as Ukraine agreed to unconditional talks with Moscow, three days later against Russian forces in Kyiv and Kharkhiv, It sought to overtake its two major cities. , Washington reacted calmly to no public announcement about the status of a nuclear alert on Russia. The White House said the Russian alert is part of a pattern of manufacturing threats to Moscow to justify aggression.
“We have seen him do this over and over again. Russia has never been threatened by NATO, is Russia under threat from Ukraine. It’s all a pattern of President Putin and we’re going to stand by it. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told ABC News, “We have the ability to defend ourselves, but we don’t have to deal with President Putin from what we’re seeing here.” Yes, he needs to be told too.”
Putin’s explanation for raising the nuclear alert status came as he described “aggressive statements” from NATO leaders, along with severe financial sanctions on Russia, including the president himself. Although there was no immediate alarm in the US, experts warned of a slippery slope for both sides.