If Poland actually deploys NATO nuclear weapons on its territory, these weapons will become one of Russia’s primary targets, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov for the TASS agency.
He was reacting to Polish President Andrzej Duda’s statement that Poland would be willing to let NATO allies deploy nuclear weapons on its territory. The Polish president said that, in his opinion, Russia is increasingly militarizing the Kaliningrad region. Moscow also recently moved its nuclear weapons to Belarus, the Polish president recalled.
“Our patience is not limitless,” Ryabkov said. “If Poland goes down the path of further escalation – these verbal games with nuclear weapons – then it means that there will be more tension here. This game is very dangerous and the consequences can be unpredictable.”
In addition, Moscow is watching Warsaw “think about this topic”, added Ryabkov. The Newsweek server wrote about it.
“We will attack the territory of Poland”
Poland was also threatened by the well-known Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov. He did so on the state-owned TV channel Russia 1. He suggested that Russia attack Poland after Duda said the country would be willing to deploy NATO nuclear weapons on its territory.
“We will attack Polish territory, sink ships with Bradley fighting vehicles, destroy supply depots. If we know that these weapons are intended to attack Russia, we officially say: The entire route, no matter where it leads, is a legitimate target.” Solovyov said, adding that Russia’s “retaliation should be brutal.”
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk according to the TVN 24 server, he responded by saying that he would like to know all the circumstances that prompted the head of state to make this statement. Tusk said he cares about Poland being safe and well armed. “But I would also like any initiatives to be very well prepared by the people responsible for it and so that we are all convinced that we want it,” the Prime Minister said at the press conference.
Poland applied for inclusion in the NATO program enabling the sharing of nuclear weapons last summer after Russia announced the deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus. Then-Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said the final decision on the matter rested with the U.S. and that the Poles were ready to “act quickly.” White House national security spokesman John Kirby subsequently indicated that the United States saw no need for changes in the deployment of its nuclear weapons.
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