According to the Russian Satellite News Agency reported on the 16th, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Kiev's obvious desire to manufacture nuclear weapons poses a serious threat to Russia.
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"Statements made by the Kiev authorities indicate their intentions regarding the manufacture of nuclear weapons and their delivery systems. This is a real threat. For the foreseeable future, with foreign technical assistance, the pro-Nazi regime in Kiev could acquire weapons of mass destruction. The target of such weapons is clearly Russia. ”
Putin said Russia also faces other threats related to weapons of mass destruction from Ukraine. "Under the guidance and financial support of the Pentagon, a network of dozens of laboratories operates in Ukraine," he said. There, a military biology project was created, experimenting with samples of coronavirus, anthrax, cholera, African swine fever and other deadly diseases. They are now trying to clear the traces of these secret plans. But we have every reason to believe that in the territory of Ukraine near Russia, the components of biological weapons are being effectively manufactured. ”
Just as Moscow is concerned about Ukraine's desire to join NATO, Putin said, Russia "has repeatedly warned that such developments pose a direct threat to Russia's security but have been ignored by Ukraine and its U.S. and NATO patrons." ”
"As a result, all diplomatic avenues have been completely exhausted. There is simply no way for us to peacefully resolve problems that do not arise through our own fault. We were simply forced to launch special military operations. Putin said.
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The Russian president also reiterated that Russia is not deploying troops to "occupy" Ukraine. "As for the military action strategy developed by the Russian Ministry of Defense and the General Staff, it has been fully proven to be correct, and our soldiers and officers have shown courage and heroism," he said. They are doing everything they can to avoid casualties among the civilian population of Ukraine. Putin said.
Putin also revealed that before the operation, Moscow conveyed to Kiev through various channels the proposal for the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the Donbass region. "They don't want to do that. It was their decision. But what happens there in the real world will inevitably become a reality. ”
Putin said that the military operation in Ukraine will proceed as originally planned and will continue until all the established objectives are achieved, "We will reliably guarantee the security of Russia and its people, and never allow Ukraine to become a springboard for aggressive acts against our country." ”
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According to previous reports, on February 19, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said at the Munich Security Conference that if Ukraine does not receive security guarantees, Kiev may invalidate the Budapest Memorandum. The Budapest Memorandum was signed on 5 December 1994 by Ukraine, the United States, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom. The memorandum states that Ukraine has renounced its nuclear weapons, while the United States, Britain, and Russia guarantee Ukraine's national security and territorial integrity.
Sergei Naryshkin, director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), said earlier this month that intelligence obtained by SVR showed Ukraine was building its own nuclear weapons. Nareshkin noted that Ukraine has the technological potential to build nuclear weapons, which is even higher than that of Iran and North Korea.
"Not only Russia knows about it, but the United States also knows about it," he said. At the same time, the United States not only has no plans to intervene in Ukraine, but is also ready to lend a helping hand to Ukraine, as they say, obviously they want Ukraine's nuclear weapons not against the West, but against the East."
(Editor: ZLQ)