Nato’s military might overshadows Russia’s by some margin, but both sides have made it clear they want to avoid direct conflict.
At a meeting with international news agencies on Wednesday, Putin said: “There is this fanciful stuff that Russia wants to attack Nato.He said: “You know, they keep trying to accuse us of brandishing some nuclear sabre.” Addressing the Reuters reporter who asked when Russia might consider using nuclear weapons in Ukraine, he continued: “But was it me who just raised the question about the possibility of using nuclear weapons? You did.“You are suggesting this subject to me and afterward you will say that I was brandishing the nuclear sabre,” he said.“Take a look at what it says.
Then, the Russian president seemed to change his mind again, and said: “Let us all prevent not just the use of , but also threats of using it.” During the very same briefing, Putin also managed to shoehorn in a reminder that Russia’s nuclear powers exceeds those used against Japan in World War 2.“This is a very serious topic. The United States is the only country that used nuclear weapons during World War Two. in Hiroshima and Nagasaki was 20 kilotons.