China News Service, August 16. According to the TASS news agency, on the 16th local time, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at the 10th Moscow International Security Conference that from a military point of view, "Russia does not need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine to achieve the established goals." Target".

He said Russia's nuclear forces were designed to deter, so there was no military sense in using them in Ukraine.

Data map: Russian Defense Minister Shoigu.

　　In addition, Shoigu said that the United States and the United Kingdom developed an action plan for the Ukrainian armed forces.

Not only did Western intelligence agencies provide the coordinates of the strike target, but the input of these data into the weapon system was also "under the complete control of Western experts."

Shoigu said Western countries were responsible for the deaths of civilians in the Donbas region because they supplied NATO weapons to Kyiv.

　　Shoigu also said that Western media called Russia's use of chemical weapons in Ukraine "ridiculous" and that such information provocations were aimed at diverting attention from US experts' military-biological research.

　　On European security issues, Shoigu said that the current security situation in Europe is worse than during the Cold War, and NATO's military activities "has become very aggressive and anti-Russian."

　　In addition, Shoigu believes that it is wrong to cite the Russian special military operation as the reason for joining NATO by Finland and Sweden, which have been moving closer to NATO for many years.

He said that if the deployment of offensive weapons in Finland and Sweden would change the security situation in the Baltic and Arctic regions, Russia would adjust the way it defends its territory.

　　Shoigu also said that the New START is facing a "difficult situation" due to the ongoing confrontation between the United States and Russia.

This agreement will last until 2026, and Russia is fulfilling its corresponding obligations.

The U.S. claim that Russia should "earn the right to continue dialogue with the U.S." does not stand up to scrutiny.

Because the control of armaments is a matter of both sides, "results can only be achieved if the interests of all participants are kept in balance."