I'm really concerned about all the loose talk,
Russia's nuclear rhetoric is dangerous and reckless. We are closely watching what Russia is doing."
Our capacity is several million drones, we are able to do it,
Thirty thousand tonnes of ammunition exploded – that is 750,000 shells,
Such a crowded disposition of massed materiel underscores the lack of operational security in Russia’s rear supply depots, demonstrating the extent to which Western restrictions prohibiting Ukraine from firing Western-provided weapons into Russia has granted the Russian command flexibility to not properly protect its rear areas,
A massive launch and crossing of our border with enemy aerospace weapons, including aircraft, missiles and UAVs, can under certain conditions become the basis for the use of nuclear weapons,
Putin does seem to be planning attacks on our nuclear power plants and their infrastructure, aiming to disconnect the plants from the power grid,
Russia has been using Chinese satellites, and taking photos of the details of the objects on nuclear facilities,
The threshold for the use of nuclear weapons has been lowered. Now it will be easier for Russia to use nuclear weapons,
Talk is easy and has political impact, but evidence of actual willingness to use nuclear weapons is both absent and something we can detect if it ever happens."
So now they decided to strengthen the signal,
This is a psychological PR operation, by the Kremlin, without much substance. It is designed to scare leaders & voters of countries supporting Ukraine,
Putin is saying: just stop it right there,
We see that Western adversaries no longer respect any 'red lines', believing that any acts to arm Ukraine and Western-assisted strikes against facilities deep inside Russian territory will not be met with nuclear escalation,
It was a very clear message: 'Don't make a mistake - all these kind of things may mean nuclear war,
The very change in the regulatory conditions for our country's use of nuclear components may cool the fervour of those opponents who have not yet lost their sense of self-preservation,
If you try to kill us with your proxy's hands, we will kill both your proxy and you,
Russian nuclear use is not imminent, ... Concern is warranted only when Russia signals actual preparations."
To do that now while the world’s gathered in New York, including talking about the need for more disarmament, nonproliferation, I think that’s going to play very badly around the world,
The right approach is to look for signs that Russia might be preparing to use nuclear weapons, whether it's tactical nuclear weapons or strategic nuclear weapons,