Russia Warns of Dangerous Trend as Western Countries Consider Nuclear Weapons
Russian OSCE delegate says Germany, Poland, Finland, Sweden mulling nuclear options, warns of 'pan-European nuclear deterrence' push
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- Russia's delegate to the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation has warned that plans by non-nuclear Western countries to develop their own nuclear weapons represent a dangerous trend.
- Yulia Zhdanova cited Germany, Poland, Finland and Sweden as countries making such statements, while also criticizing US-led joint nuclear missions and UK-France efforts to form a 'pan-European nuclear deterrence' to complement the US nuclear umbrella.
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Warum es wichtig ist
This statement comes amid heightened tensions between Russia and Western nations over European security, with nuclear deterrence becoming an increasingly prominent topic in OSCE discussions.
VIENNA, April 22. /TASS/. Plans by a number of non-nuclear Western countries to create their own nuclear weapons are dangerous, said Yulia Zhdanova, Russia's chief delegate to the Forum for Security Cooperation of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). "Reports from a number of non-nuclear Western countries about the possibility of creating their own nuclear weapons or hosting foreign ones on their territory are becoming quite a dangerous trend. Such statements are coming from Germany, Poland, Finland, Sweden and other countries," she said. "The situation is aggravated by destabilizing practices of the so-called joint nuclear missions and broader nuclear deterrence, which are being carried out by the United States and its allies." "The United Kingdom and France have launched an effort to form a certain 'pan-European nuclear deterrence' to complement the US nuclear umbrella," the diplomat added.
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Wahrscheinlich · Innerhalb von Wochen
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Möglich · Innerhalb von Wochen
Offene Fragen
- What specific nuclear weapons programs are Germany, Poland, Finland and Sweden considering?
- How will the US respond to Russia's warnings?
- Will this trigger an actual arms race in Europe?
