KIEV, 13 Aug. Kiev intends to attract nuclear countries to influence the Russian Federation on the deployment of nuclear weapons in Crimea, including with the aim of using countermeasures, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on Friday. are concerned about the alleged intentions of the Russian Federation to place nuclear weapons in Crimea. In response, the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated that the statements about the US air defense in Ukraine are provocative and do not meet the fundamental interests of the people.
The Foreign Ministry reacted to the statements of Ukraine on the deployment of US air defense. Speaking at a conference on Friday, Kuleba said that Kiev had long raised the issue of alleged activity related to nuclear weapons on the peninsula. «We inform our partners about this. We will certainly continue to do this, not only for the purpose of informing, but also for the purpose of applying countermeasures. The issue of the deployment of nuclear weapons is not a local or regional issue, but a global threat. We will use all the possibilities, including the influence of other nuclear countries on the Russian Federation, in order to restrain such activity, «Kuleba said at a briefing. no. The first deputy head of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs Konstantin Zatulin treated this idea of Kiev as a «cheap PR» before the summit on the «return» of the peninsula, which will be held in Ukraine on 23 August. Russian State Duma deputy from the Crimean region Mikhail Sheremet said that the Ukrainian authorities should not be concerned about plans to deploy weapons in Crimea, since this is an internal matter of Russia.
«Cheap PR»: the State Duma commented on Kiev's words about nuclear weapons
