{"id":301005,"date":"2024-12-27T08:16:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T08:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=301005"},"modified":"2024-12-29T09:10:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T09:10:22","slug":"russias-patience-on-using-nuclear-weapons-is-not-limitless-it-would-not-hesitate-to-defend-itself-by-all-means-available-russian-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=301005","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s Patience on Using Nuclear Weapons is Not Limitless & it Would Not Hesitate to Defend Itself by All Means Available \u2014 Russian Official"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sean Miller \u2013 Info Wars Dec 26, 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n

On Christmas, 60 Minutes ran a televised-only interview<\/a> with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The official went from talking about Russia\u2019s reluctance to launch a nuclear strike against the West, then warned<\/a> the West that Russia\u2019s patience is not infinite regarding defending itself. He said there would be no winners of a nuclear conflict, despite this he insinuated that Russia will defend its legitimate national interests \u2018by all available means\u2019. His dialogue always appeared to echo the manta of restraint, however.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026we are not interested in escalating the issue of nuclear weapons usage risks. We firmly adhere to the principle I mentioned earlier: there can be no victors in a nuclear war. President Vladimir Putin has reiterated this on numerous occasions,\u201d Lavrov said. \u201cNonetheless, I would caution against testing our patience and resolve to defend our legitimate national interests by all available means.\u201d<\/p>\n

He explained how Russians are patient people, yet when they get to the point of actually acting, they do so strategically and powerfully.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not imperative to act immediately following a bandit strike on Kazan, or the Kursk, Bryansk, and Belgorod Regions,\u201d the Russian official said. \u201cWe can afford to bide our time. We are a patient people. Yet, sometimes one must \u2018measure seven times, cut once.\u2019 It is essential to measure carefully to ensure that when we do act, it is with complete efficacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lavrov explained that the West is even more bullish on the talk of using nuclear weapons with statements far exceeding the rhetoric coming from Russia.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny other proposals or similar remarks, suggesting the possibility of nuclear conflict, have emanated solely from Western capitals. The Chief of the German Army\u2019s General Staff remarked a year ago that Russia should not intimidate them excessively, reminding them that NATO is a nuclear alliance. Everyone recalls Liz Truss\u2019s statement, in her capacity as Prime Minister of Great Britain, where she expressed no hesitation in pressing the nuclear button. French officials have also reiterated their status as a nuclear power,\u201d Lavrov said. \u201cRecently, Pentagon generals have openly deliberated on the potential for \u2018limited nuclear strikes\u2019 with the Russian Federation, with the intention to ensure they emerge victorious from such an \u2018exchange.\u2019 We directly inquired (since it was indeed a general who made the statement) about the meaning behind this. Their response was far from satisfactory, as they attempted to downplay the significance of such declarations, claiming they were purely theoretical. In practice, nothing of the sort was intended. But can such rhetoric be regarded as a serious expression of opinion from an official military department representative?\u201d<\/p>\n

Lavrov said that a Russian initiative in 2021 reiterated the 1987 Gorbachev-Reagan principle that nuclear war would have no victors and should never be sparked off.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have never initiated a discussion regarding what should be done with nuclear weapons and whether they can be used,\u201d Lavrov said, omitting the aforementioned updated nuclear doctrine. \u201cOn the contrary, it was at Russia\u2019s initiative that in 2021, first at the level of Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, and subsequently among the leaders of the entire G5 nuclear-armed states \u2013 the permanent members of the Security Council \u2013 the 1987 Gorbachev-Reagan principle was reaffirmed: there can be no victors in a nuclear war, thus it should never be instigated. This was a Russian initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n

Notably however, on November 19<\/a> Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law an updated nuclear doctrine which allows Russia to respond to non-nuclear attacks with nuclear weapons, including responding to ancillary countries indirectly involved in the event (such as nuking the U.S. for supplying Ukraine with conventional weapons they use<\/a> against Russia).<\/p>\n

Regarding the nuclear issue as it relates to Ukraine, on Wednesday Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said<\/a> that Ukraine is not able to build nuclear weapons on it\u2019s own, if they attain them it is due to being given them by the West. Notably, Russia already gave Belarus<\/a> nuclear weapons and the West had mulled giving Ukraine nukes<\/a> as well, but that escalation was reportedly halted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The recent Ukrainian drone attacks on civilian high-rise buildings in Russia<\/a> was brought up by 60 Minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cRegarding the incessant terrorist acts perpetrated by the Kiev regime, which deliberately targets purely civilian structures such as residential buildings, hospitals, clinics, shops, and places where people congregate and relax \u2013 this is outrageous,\u201d Lavrov said, after refusing to associate it with the events of September 11<\/a> in New York City. \u201cIt is a blatant violation of all anti-terrorism conventions and relevant UN Security Council resolutions. We express our condemnation, although regrettably, almost no one in the West and none of the leaders of international organisations, including the UN, the OSCE, UNESCO, and others, join us in this denunciation. Naturally, we do not stop there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lavrov discussed the difficulty in getting a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine, touching on the upcoming switch in U.S. leadership by saying he\u2019s skeptical if a Donald Trump administration will actually change the situation. This is likely due to the U.S. being just one player in the Ukraine war while Western European countries would still be a factor regardless of Trump\u2019s foreign policy objectives.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone thinks the arrival of the Trump Administration will change things. There is much speculation about this going on. As I earlier mentioned, we have no illusions,\u201d he said. \u201cThere is a fairly robust bipartisan consensus in Washington on supporting the Kiev regime. U.S. doctrinal documents describe our country as an adversary that needs to be \u2018strategically defeated.\u2019 In free speeches, the Biden<\/a> administration officials have even called us an enemy. We have never claimed that with the Trump Administration in the White House the negotiating process on global security and Ukraine will begin no matter what. This will not be, as many are now hoping, an inevitable outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

Numerous scandals<\/a> from before<\/a> the 2022 Russian Special<\/a> Military Operation<\/a> link the<\/a> U.S. Democrat Party<\/a> to Ukraine<\/a>. So a change<\/a> in U.S. leadership<\/a> is still notable<\/a> regardless of<\/a> the global<\/a> stage.<\/p>\n

Lavrov reiterated the numerous instances of Russia seeking a peaceful resolve to the Ukraine conflict since the CIA overthrew the country in 2014<\/a>, something detailed<\/a> by Infowars<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hear about Donald Trump\u2019s interest, who appointed Keith Kellogg as his special envoy for Ukraine, in stopping this war as soon as possible. We have always been in favour of it never beginning which fact is corroborated by our support for the document signed by Yanukovich and the opposition in February 2014. It was guaranteed by European countries, but the opposition tore it up the next morning,\u201d he said. \u201cWe also supported the Minsk agreements, which stopped the Kiev regime\u2019s terrorist attack against its citizens in Donbass. President Vladimir Putin keeps referring to the fact that we supported the Istanbul Accords in April 2022, which were also largely torn up at the behest of the West. President Putin has repeatedly stressed that we never walk away from talks. We need to see serious, concrete proposals. When we have them, we will decide on how to respond to them based on our national interests, the goals of the special military operation, and President Vladimir Putin\u2019s June 14 speech at the Foreign Ministry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Interestingly, 60 Minutes asked Lavrov a light-hearted question at the end of the interview, yet he brought the topic back to the conflict, perhaps setting a wartime mood for the end of the television show.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn a lighter note, have you had the chance to decorate your New Year tree? Do you sense that holiday cheer?\u201d 60 Minutes asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cheer is combative, because easing up during the New Year holidays is not an option. Some serious politicians and analysts do not rule out the possibility of provocations from Kiev\u2019s nationalists and their Western backers during the New Year holidays and Orthodox Christmas,\u201d Lavrov said. \u201cWe will observe this holiday as we conduct an alert and active analysis of ongoing developments.\u201d<\/p>\n

The notion of a Western mainstream media outlet like 60 Minutes running a television-only interview with a top Russian official on the nuclear war topic, on Christmas, is noteworthy. JustJared (a multi-media entertainment group) reported<\/a> in 2023 that the average age of a CBS viewer (the network that hosts 60 Minutes) is 63. With Christmas being a time that family gets together, perhaps with the television on in the background, the choice of medium and air date may be significant, as it likely means the message is being delivered to a targeted group for a certain purpose.<\/p>\n

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