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Valery Gerasimov Photo from the website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Moscow. June 23rd. INTERFAX-AVN - Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in response to the use of weapons of mass destruction against it, said Chief of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov.
"The Fundamentals (of the state policy of the Russian Federation in the field of nuclear deterrence, -" IF ") confirms the position of the Military Doctrine that the country's nuclear policy is of a purely defensive nature. The Russian Federation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in response to the use against it or its allies nuclear and other types of weapons of mass destruction, as well as in the event of aggression against the Russian Federation with the use of conventional weapons, when the very existence of the state is threatened, "Gerasimov said at the IX Moscow Conference on International Security.
According to him, the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons are strictly limited and regulated.
Source militarynews.ru
St. Petersburg. June 24. INTERFAX-AVN - Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Nikolai Evmenov regards the incident in the Black Sea with a British destroyer as a gross provocation and violation of maritime law.
"And what to comment on, this is a gross provocation and violation of all international norms. I regard it as a provocation, as an attempt to check us. The British side must conduct a thorough investigation and assess the actions of the captain. We comply with all maritime law and partnerships," he said. Interfax ".
On Wednesday, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the Russian military and border guards opened warning fire at the course of the destroyer Defender, which violated the Russian border in the Black Sea near Cape Fiolent (Crimea). The Russian Defense Ministry announced that it regards the actions of the destroyer as a gross violation of the UN convention and called on the British side to conduct a thorough investigation of the actions of the Defender's crew.
For its part, the British Embassy in the Russian Federation stated that the British destroyer Defender made a peaceful passage through the territorial waters of Ukraine in accordance with international law. "No shots were fired at the destroyer Defender. The ship of the Royal Naval Forces made a peaceful passage through the territorial waters of Ukraine in accordance with international law. telegram channel.
Source militarynews.ru
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