“Tactical nuclear weapons, in accordance with Russian military doctrine, are not used in such conflicts at all,” he said in an interview with the Air Force.
The diplomat recalled the existence of a strict list of conditions for the use of this type of weapon.
“Basically, we are talking about (about cases. -
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) when the existence of the state is threatened.
This has nothing to do with the current operation, ”Kelin explained.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier that Russia is not playing with the topic of nuclear war.
He noted that the inadmissibility of nuclear war is Russia's principled position.