“We do not see any changes in the configuration or readiness level of Russian nuclear forces,” TASS quoted him as saying.
According to Stoltenberg, nuclear rhetoric is irresponsible and dangerous.
“Russia knows that a nuclear war cannot be won and cannot be unleashed,” he added.
In August, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stressed that Russia has not used and is not going to use chemical or nuclear weapons as part of a special military operation in Ukraine.
The new British Prime Minister Liz Truss, on the contrary, declared her readiness to use nuclear weapons if necessary.