Slutsky announces that Russia is ready for a symmetrical response if nuclear weapons are used against it

Slutsky pointed out that Russia always takes into account the principle of minimizing civilian casualties, stressing that Russia is ready to respond in a symmetrical way if any nuclear weapon is used against it.

Slutsky said that Russia was able to use these weapons a long time ago and achieve victory, but it always adheres to common sense and the principle of minimizing harm to civilians, adding that Russia is not concerned with such mechanisms that require the use of weapons of mass destruction as a tool of intimidation, similar to what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, expressing his complete conviction that Russia will not resort to using such weapons.

Slutsky stressed that if the West decides to supply Vladimir Zelensky with components for tactical nuclear weapons for use against Russia, the response will be immediate, expressing the difficulty of anticipating developments that parallel the actions of the Nazi regime and its sponsors.

He added that if tactical nuclear weapons provided by Zelensky's sponsors are used against Russia, the Russian side may be forced to consider taking similar steps, stressing that this has not happened yet and he strongly hopes that it will not happen.