Russia will be forced to use non-strategic nuclear weapons if Britain and France provide Ukraine with atomic warheads, said the deputy head of Moscow’s Security Council on Tuesday.
Russia's SVR accuses UK and France of covertly transferring nuclear weapons to Ukraine, citing TN-75 warhead. EU leaders pledge continued support for Ukraine ....
MOSCOW, Feb 24 (KUNA) -- Russia on Tuesday accused Britain and France of planning to supply Ukraine with nuclear weapons, saying it would factor the information into any future negotiations on the Ukraine crisis.
The minister also urged the revival of negotiations on several issues, including a comprehensive nuclear weapons convention, legally binding negative security assurances and a fissile material treaty ...
Britain has also chosen the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion to slap fresh sanctions on Russia, with the aim of squeezing its oil and gas industry to limit funds for the war ... Sir Keir said ... Britain is with you, stronger than ever ... .
... it a gross violation of international legal norms, including the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of NuclearWeapons, and saying Russia would factor it into its position in negotiations on Ukraine.
The Kremlin warned Tuesday that efforts to end the war could be undermined by what Russian foreign intelligence officials claimed to be attempts by France and the United Kingdom to supply Ukraine with a nuclear weapon.