Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Moscow’s adversaries probably understood how any attack on Russia or Russian forces using ‘a nuclear element’ could end.
Putin was talking to the FSB security service, the successor agency to the Soviet KGB.
Russia updated its nuclear doctrine in 2024, setting out the defensive scenarios under which it would consider using them. It said it saw nuclear weapons as a means of deterring its enemies.
Earlier, the Russian despot’s spy agency accused Britain and France of secretly plotting to give Ukraine nuclear weapons.
The SVR alleged London and Paris were were engaged in a clandestine operation to arm Kyiv with more muscle against Moscow by supplying it with a ‘wonder weapon.’
‘Britain and France realise that the developments in Ukraine leave no chance of achieving their much-desired victory over Russia at the hands of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,’ said a statement today from the spy agency.
‘However, the British and French elites are not prepared to accept defeat. It is believed that Ukraine needs to be equipped with “wunderwaffe”.
‘Kyiv would be able to claim more favourable terms for ending the hostilities if it possessed a nuclear bomb, or at least a so-called “dirty bomb”.
Vladimir Putin (pictured) said on Tuesday that Moscow’s adversaries probably understood how any attack on Russia or Russian forces using ‘a nuclear element’ could end
A Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile being launched from Plesetsk in northwestern Russia in April, 2022
The Russian intelligence service claimed that Berlin ‘wisely declined to participate in this dangerous adventure’.
The SVR alleged: ‘London and Paris are actively working to resolve the issue of providing Kyiv with such weapons and their delivery systems.
‘This involves the covert transfer of European components, equipment, and technology to Ukraine in this area. The French TN75 small-size warhead from the M51.1 submarine-launched ballistic missile is being considered as an option.’
The allegation for which the SVR gave no evidence is likely Moscow’s latest bid to thwart a peace process overseen by Donald Trump.
‘The British and French recognise that their plans constitute a gross violation of international law, primarily the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and carry the risk of destroying the global non-proliferation system.
‘Therefore, the Westerners’ primary efforts are focused on making Kyiv’s acquisition of nuclear weapons appear to be the result of Ukrainian development.
‘Such extremely dangerous plans by London and Paris demonstrate their loss of a sense of reality. They are futilely hoping to avoid responsibility.
‘Moreover, all that is hidden will inevitably be revealed.
‘There are many sensible people in the military, political, and diplomatic circles of Great Britain and France who understand the danger their leaders’ reckless actions pose to the entire world.’
