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MOSCOW, March 27 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin’s ally has accused Washington of underestimating Moscow’s nuclear power, and any enemy of Russia, including USAwarned that he has a weapon to destroy

Russia The comments by Nikolai Patrushev, the influential secretary of the Security Council, are the latest from a senior Russian official to raise the possibility of a nuclear confrontation between the world’s two biggest nuclear powers, which Moscow says it wants to avoid.

“American politicians, trapped by their own propaganda, are convinced that Russia in the event of a direct conflict with USA capable of launching a pre-emptive missile strike and after that Russia will not be able to answer. This is short-sighted. stupidity and very dangerous,” Patrushev told the state-run Rossiiskaya Gazeta newspaper on Monday.

“Russia is patient and self-sufficient military does not scare anyone with its superiority. However, if its existence is threatened, any competitor, including USAthey have modern unique weapons capable of destroying “, he said.

Russia said that its “special military tens of thousands to Ukraine in February of last year in the operation he called “operation”. soldier one of the reasons for sending Kiev led by the United States NATO is to counter the security threat arising from its approach with its protection. union.

Since then, Moscow has accused the West of making nuclear threats against it without providing public evidence and has spoken of its readiness to use nuclear weapons in extreme circumstances if the existence of the Russian state is threatened.

Saturday the president Vladimir Putin Both of Russia Ukrainebut also for its military support for Kiev and escalation of confrontation with the West by declaring that it will deploy tactical nuclear missiles in Belarus, a close ally bordering Russia NATOsent a warning to

Reuters report; Edited by Andrew Osborn

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2023-03-27 16:42:07
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