Vadym Skibitskyi, vice president of the Ukrainian intelligence services, said Thursday that he considers it “possible” that “Russia will use nuclear weapons against Ukraine.” In his opinion, Moscow “will try to stop the Ukrainian offensive action” and will try to “destroy” the country.
In an interview with ITV, the official pointed out that this possibility is also a “threat to other countries.” “The explosion of a nuclear weapon will have impacts not only in Ukraine, but also in the Black Sea region,” he says, indicating that this could affect countries such as Bulgaria, Poland and Turkey.
The vice president recalls “the history of Chernobyl”, the city where, in 1986, there was an accident at a nuclear power plant that caused dozens of deaths. “It is possible that we will have another catastrophe on our territory, in Eastern Europe,” he warned.
The West as enemy number 1, partial mobilization, failures in Ukraine and the nuclear threat. Putin’s speech between the lines
In Wednesday’s address to the nation, Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to use nuclear weapons to protect Russia’s “territorial integrity.” “It is not bluff”, stressed.
Source: Observadora
