Blinken accuses Russia of using its nuclear weapons to intimidate and threaten

On Monday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken accused Russia of using its nuclear weapons to intimidate and threaten.

Speaking at the start of the 10th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Blinken said that Russia "is dangerously and recklessly brandishing nuclear weapons."

The US secretary added, "There is no place in our world for nuclear deterrence based on force, intimidation or blackmail. We must come together in rejecting this (situation)."

Blinken stressed that the United States will not consider the use of nuclear weapons except in extreme circumstances, that is, in the event that the vital interests of the United States or its allies are at risk.

It is noteworthy that Russian President Vladimir Putin announced, in the wake of the war on Ukraine, that the "deterrence force", which includes a nuclear component, is on alert.

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