WORLD NEWS | India, China fears over use of nuclear weapons weigh on Russia: CIA chief William Burns

washington [US]Dec 18 (ANI): Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s concerns about the use of nuclear weapons had an impact on Russians.

“I think it’s also very useful that Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have also raised their concerns about the use of nuclear weapons. I think that has had an impact on the Russians as well,” Burns said in an interview. PBS.

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In an interview, Burns said he saw no clear evidence today that Russia plans to use tactical nuclear weapons.

According to Burns, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threat of force was meant only to intimidate.

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Earlier, Putin acknowledged that the conflict in Ukraine would continue for some time. He also warned of the growing threat of nuclear war.

Speaking at a meeting of Russia’s human rights council in the Kremlin, Putin said Moscow would fight through “all available means at their disposal”. He called it a special military operation.

“Regarding the long-term nature of the special military operation and its outcome, of course, it may take a while,” he said, according to CNN.

According to the same report, Putin did not explicitly rule out the first use of nuclear weapons, but said he viewed Russia’s nuclear arsenal as a deterrent, not a provocation.

Putin said that Russia has a strategy and they will retaliate with strikes. He said the country considered using nuclear weapons for defense, which they called a retaliatory strike. “That is, when we get hit, we hit back,” he said.

According to CNN, the Russian leader stated that the United States has a large number of nuclear weapons deployed on European territory, while Russia has not transferred nuclear weapons to other territories and does not plan to do so, but “will protect its allies and use all resources if necessary.” means”.

Russians know what nuclear weapons are, Putin said. They have more advanced and modern weapons than any other nuclear power. “But we’re not going to be running around the world wielding these weapons like razor blades,” he said. (Arnie)

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