The words of US Senator Roger Wicker about the possibility of using nuclear weapons against Russia to protect Ukraine from an "attack" by the Russian Federation are irresponsible.

This was announced at the Russian embassy.

As noted in the diplomatic mission, on December 7 on the air of the American television channel Fox News, a member of the Senate Armed Affairs Committee recommended to the US President in case of an escalation of the internal Ukrainian crisis "not to exclude the possibility of military action, including the preventive use of nuclear weapons against Russia."

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) American troops on the ground.

We do not rule out the first use of nuclear weapons, ”said Wicker.

According to Russian diplomats, "such statements are irresponsible."

They called for familiarization with the joint statement of the presidents of Russia and the United States of June 16, 2021, which reaffirmed the countries' adherence to the principle that "there can be no winners in a nuclear war and it should never be unleashed."

“It is unlikely that Roger Wicker's ill-considered statements will help us get out of the current acute phase of Russian-American relations.

Joking with nuclear weapons is not befitting an American politician working in the US legislature, "- said in a commentary from the Russian Embassy in the United States.

The embassy also noted that in the state of Mississippi, which Wicker represents, there are branches of large companies involved in the development of military equipment, in particular Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and General Atomics.

“This raises questions.

Whose interests does the senator promote when calling for war - the Ukrainians or the US military-industrial complex?

Is it possible to allow the interests of profit in the production of weapons to dominate the desire of peoples to protect themselves from the threat of a nuclear missile war? "

- stated at the Russian Embassy.

Concluding the commentary, Russian diplomats stressed that on December 7, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden "outlined the contours of a possible reduction of tensions" between Russia and the United States and added that now the representatives of both states will have "serious, professional and thoughtful work to agree on long-term security guarantees."

“Such a dialogue requires calmness and readiness to compromise,” the diplomatic mission said.

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Let us remind you that over the past weeks the West has been actively promoting the topic of an allegedly impending "aggression" against Ukraine by Russia. Against this background, on December 7, negotiations were held between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden. During the conversation, the American leader announced his readiness to impose tough anti-Russian sanctions in the event of "aggressive actions" against the Ukrainian side. At the same time, Putin stressed that the responsibility should not be shifted to Moscow, since it is NATO that is making "dangerous attempts to conquer Ukrainian territory and building up its military potential" near the Russian borders.

"Russia is seriously interested in obtaining reliable, legally fixed guarantees that exclude NATO expansion eastward and the deployment of offensive strike weapons systems in states adjacent to Russia," the Kremlin said in a statement.

"Does this person want to turn off life on Earth?"

Russian parliamentary circles also reacted to the American senator's statement.

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Alexei Chepa, in an interview with RT, called Wicker's statements rash.

“Does this person want to turn off life on Earth?

He probably does not understand what a nuclear strike is.

This is the low, petty populist statement of a short-sighted politician.

Unfortunately, such people prevail in the US Congress today ... They do not see anyone, not a single country except the United States wants to think or reason, ”he said.

At the same time, Sergei Tsekov, a member of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs from the Republic of Crimea, pointed out that American politicians often say things that do not correspond to reality.

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“With these words he is fueling a serious conflict between the US and Russia, he is saying simply outrageous things. Moreover, it assumes that the United States may start a nuclear war because of some problems on the border with Ukraine. Although he does not know in detail about these problems, he does not even understand that they actually do not exist, that all this is far-fetched, that this situation is twisted and hypertrophied, and this is done to a large extent by representatives of the American and European media. Of course, it would be correct if the American community condemned the very statement of the American senator, ”he explained.

We add that Wicker's statement was also criticized in the United States.

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said anyone proposing a preemptive nuclear strike should be considered "crazy, sociopathic, or sadistic."

She called it "madness" to intend to use nuclear weapons to "save Ukrainian democracy," as this would lead to a war that would destroy not only Ukrainians and Americans, but the entire world.

“And the craziest thing is that Senator Wicker is no exception to the rule.

We hear similar rhetoric from Democrats and Republicans in Congress, and from the administration, and in the media.

This does not bother them, because they agree with it.

They are promoting the same line themselves, ”Gabbard said.