General Petr Pelz: aggressive plans of the West give Russia the right to talk about a nuclear strike. Former head of the Czech Military Intelligence: Some have been publicly announcing for several years now that their goal is “to weaken Russia, destroy it as a state, split it into several small states” Pelz said.

Earlier, the Russian leader's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, stressed that all discussions about the possibility of nuclear war are irresponsible, since it is the last resort.