Russia Backs Off Threat Of Using Nuclear Force Amid Ukraine War

As Russia’s battle in Ukraine drags on, Moscow appears to be backing down from its threat to use nuclear weapons.

In a Monday night interview with PBS, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s main spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, claimed, “No one is thinking about using — about even the idea of using a nuclear weapon.”

Peskov’s remarks are a sharp contrast to veiled threats delivered by him and other Kremlin officials in recent weeks.

Putin’s special military operation in Ukraine would be completed, the spokesman said, but he made a distinction between the ongoing fight and the prospect of nuclear war.

When Putin first declared his invasion last month, he warned of unprecedented consequences in an attempt to deter the international community from meddling in his mission.

Peskov stated that he does not believe Putin is threatening nuclear war, but that he was bold in saying do not meddle.

Since Russian forces invaded its neighbor and combat erupted around two of Ukraine’s nuclear plants, the prospect of a nuclear strike has been at the forefront of world concerns.

Despite the fact that Ukrainians continue to oversee the Chernobyl plant, which was the site of the tragic 1986 nuclear tragedy, US troops have occupied a village near it.

Workers complained this week that after driving their armored vehicles through the Red Forest, Russian military threw up clouds of radioactive dust.

There was no radiation protection for the troops.

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, has also been targeted by Russian aggression since it houses six of Ukraine’s 15 nuclear reactors.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN’s nuclear watchdog, is returning to the war-torn country on Tuesday, concerned about the persistent possibility of a nuclear disaster.

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, has also been targeted by Russian aggression since it houses six of Ukraine’s 15 nuclear reactors.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN’s nuclear watchdog, is returning to the war-torn country on Tuesday, concerned about the persistent possibility of a nuclear disaster.

Grossi is due to visit a nuclear reactor and meet with senior government officials to discuss safety issues.

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