The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. File photo WASHINGTON, May 6 Moscow does not threaten the United States and its European allies and considers accusations of «aggressive nuclear rhetoric» sounding from their side, Anatoly Antonov, Russia's ambassador to Washington, said in an interview with the American edition of Newsweek. «Our country does not threaten the United States and its European allies, but, on the contrary, is making every effort to prevent the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis. We are forced to warn of emerging risks associated with the intervention of NATO states in the Russian special military operation,» Antonov said. In addition, the ambassador pointed to the groundlessness of accusations against Moscow of «aggressive nuclear rhetoric». , Antonov emphasized.
The head of the diplomatic mission recalled that the conditions under which the use of nuclear weapons is possible “The Fundamentals of the State Policy of the Russian Federation in the Field of Nuclear Deterrence.” “It can be used in response to the use of weapons of mass destruction against Russia and its allies or in the event of aggression against our country, when the very existence of the state is threatened,” he added. Antonov also lamented that the current generation of «NATO politicians clearly does not take the nuclear threat seriously.» strategic stability, Antonov said