“There is less and less faith in a peaceful outcome.” Moscow newspaper does not rule out a local nuclear war
NATO is seriously considering the possibility of waging a local nuclear war using low-yield tactical warheads, and their use could be tested during the joint NATO Sea Breeze 2021 exercise with Ukraine.
Nezavisimaya Gazeta writes about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The US-Ukrainian Sea Breeze 2021 exercise, which began in the Black Sea and involves the forces of many member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance, is increasingly going beyond the scope of normal regional maneuvers. Each of the 40 ships and 30 NATO aircraft is ready to repeat the demarche of the British destroyer Defender, which, on the eve of the start of the maneuvers, tried to test the readiness of Russian border guards to defend Crimea.
The Dutch frigate Evertsen also made an attempt, trying to approach the Kerch Strait. To prevent border violations, Russian military lifted into the air Su-30 fighters and Su-24 bombers. After that, the ship changed course,” the publication recalls.
The newspaper recalls yesterday's words of the President of the Russian Federation, who stated that even if the Russian Federation sank a British destroyer that invaded its territorial waters, this would not lead to a world war.
“However, judging by the actions that the West is taking to curb “Russian aggression,” there is less and less faith in a peaceful outcome. Especially against the backdrop of the fact that NATO is seriously considering the possibility of waging a local nuclear war using low-yield tactical warheads. Their use can also be tested during the Sea Breeze 2021 exercises,” NG sums up.
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