Ukrainian war, Putin: "Western exercises in the Baltic Sea are an escalation"
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The Russian president described Western military exercises in the Baltic Sea and attempts to stop Russian ships as an "escalation." For the Russian president, "we cannot be certain that the major powers will not employ weapons of mass destruction, we must avoid it." Commission spokesperson Wigand: "We will not fall into the trap and we will not amplify tactics based on intimidation and alarmism"
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has described Western military exercises in the Baltic Sea and attempts to stop Russian ships as an "escalation." In his speech at Valdai, he then declared that "we cannot be certain that the major powers will not employ weapons of mass destruction, we must avoid it."
EU Commission spokesperson Christian Wigand spoke out about Russia's statement to NATO, in which Moscow announced that it was ready to use its "entire arsenal" after alleged exercises to simulate the isolation of Kaliningrad. "NATO has clearly reacted and we welcome that reaction. We of course condemn Russia's irresponsible nuclear rhetoric. We will not fall into the Russian trap and amplify Moscow's tactics based on intimidation and scaremongering," Wigand said.
Meanwhile, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe "urges all member states to recognize the full extent of the threat posed by Russia's attacks against them and to take coordinated and effective measures in response." The request is contained in a resolution voted unanimously.
Massive attack by Russian forces on Sumy: two people were killed and fifteen injured. A new wave of bombings also hit Kiev. A drone fell on a school in the Solomenskyi neighborhood, explained the capital's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, and a fire broke out. The over 100 students and 60 teachers had found shelter in the institute's shelter.
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