Russia will do 'everything possible' to avoid nuclear war

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Sergey Lavrovminister Foreign affairs of Russiastated that the Asian country will do everything possible to avoid the outbreak of a nuclear war.

According to Lavrov to the press in Rio de Janeiro, nuclear weapons will act as deterrence of nuclear warand they do not intend for changes in their doctrine to spark a large-scale conflict involving nuclear weapons.

The statements followed the president Vladimir Putin fell on Tuesday threshold for the use of nuclear weapons Russia in a new policy document, and Moscow said Ukraine launched US-made ATACMS missiles towards the west of the country.

White House says it won’t change nuclear stance

USA He was not surprised by this change. declared by Russia in its nuclear doctrine and has no plans to set up my own In response, the representative White House National Security Council.

“As we said earlier this month, we were not surprised by Russia’s announcement that it would update its nuclear doctrine; “Russia has signaled its intention to update its doctrine within weeks,” the spokesman said in a statement also quoted. “More of the same irresponsible rhetoric from Russia”.

Having seen no change in Russia’s nuclear posture, we see no reason to adjust our own nuclear posture or doctrine in response to Russia’s statements today.

The statement also mentions Russia’s use North Korean troops in Ukrainewhat he called a significant escalation.

According to Reuters

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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