‘If We Need to Strike, We Will Strike’: Russian Lawmaker Calls for Nuclear Strike on Ukraine to Force Kyiv to Surrender
- A senior Russian lawmaker has openly called for Moscow to use a nuclear weapon against Ukraine to force Kyiv to capitulate, as concerns grow over possible further Russian escalation.
- Alexei Zhuravlev, a State Duma deputy and leader of the nationalist Rodina party, said Russia should use tactical nuclear weapons if necessary and dismissed any debate over whether Moscow should cross the nuclear threshold.
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- A senior Russian lawmaker has openly called for Moscow to use a nuclear weapon against Ukraine to force Kyiv to capitulate, as concerns grow over possible further Russian escalation.
- Alexei Zhuravlev, a State Duma deputy and leader of the nationalist Rodina party, said Russia should use tactical nuclear weapons if necessary and dismissed any debate over whether Moscow should cross the nuclear threshold.
- JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.
Sources: Kyivpost