Russian Foreign Ministry building. File photoUN, Oct 7 Moscow will take into account the words of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about NATO preventive strikes against Russia when taking measures to ensure nuclear deterrence and security of the country, said Deputy Head of the Russian delegation at a meeting of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly Konstantin Vorontsov .
"We will definitely monitor and take into account these statements by President Zelensky when taking the necessary measures to ensure nuclear deterrence and to ensure Russia's security in accordance with Russia's military doctrine, as well as with the fundamentals of nuclear deterrence policy" .
As Vorontsov recalled, this is not the first time Zelensky has spoken out either about the creation of nuclear weapons or about their use. He called on the UN General Assembly delegates to personally listen to the head of state's previous speeches. NATO countries in Russia — and about nothing else,» Vorontsov said.In France, Zelensky was sharply besieged for his «crazy statement» about Russia. In his opinion, Kyiv is now «trying to get out» by spreading «political insinuations» to smooth out the effect of Zelensky's words. Vorontsov added that Moscow will closely monitor the West's reaction to the Ukrainian leader's statement «We will without fail monitor and take into account the reaction of Kyiv's Western curators. <…> It is important to understand whether he acted in this case with their knowledge and consent,» the diplomat said. Earlier, a representative of the Ukrainian delegation reiterated Kyiv's thesis, that Zelensky did not mean nuclear strikes, he was allegedly talking about sanctions against Moscow.Zakharova accused Kyiv of nuclear blackmail The day before, the Ukrainian leader, speaking at the Lowy Institute in Australia via video link, said that NATO should deliver «preemptive» strikes against Russia, and not «wait for nuclear strikes» from Moscow. Later, Zelensky's press secretary Sergei Nikiforov explained that he did not call for the use of nuclear weapons against a neighboring country, but meant preventive sanctions. the beginning of the world war. In his opinion, the responsibility for this should be borne by the United States and Great Britain, which actually direct the actions of Kyiv. Peskov also stressed that all countries of the world should pay attention to Zelensky's words. The statements of the Ukrainian leader aroused dissatisfaction at the UN, where in response to them they were reminded of the unacceptability of even a discussion about a nuclear conflict. possible nuclear test by Russia