Ukraine: the Kremlin considers Kadyrov's call for the use of low-power nuclear weapons "emotional"

Europe 1 with AFP 4:58 p.m., October 3, 2022

A call deemed "emotional".

The Kremlin spokesman said on Monday that Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov's call for the use of low-power nuclear weapons in Ukraine over the weekend was emotionally charged.

"In difficult times, emotions must be excluded (...) We prefer to make measured and objective assessments (of the situation)," Dmitry Peskov told journalists, when asked about these statements, while praising "the heroic contribution " of Ramzan Kadyrov in the armed offensive in Ukraine.

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This Chechen leader, close to Vladimir Putin, also decided on Monday to send three of his teenage sons to fight in Ukraine.

In a post on Telegram, he said his children Akhmat, Eli and Adam, ages 16, 15 and 14 respectively, had been "for a long time" undergoing military training to learn how to use "different weapons".

Kadyrov and his militias accused of abuses in Chechnya

"The time has come (for them) to shine in a real battle, I can only salute their determination. Soon they will go to the front line and find themselves in the most difficult areas of the line of contact, "said continued Ramzan Kadyrov.

He and his militias, the "kadyrovtsy", have been accused of numerous abuses in Chechnya.

His men were also deployed alongside the Russian army in Ukraine.

The Chechen leader has 14 children, according to his official website, but Russian media say he may have more.

"I have always thought that the main mission of a father was to teach his sons piety and to teach them to defend their family, their people and their country. Who wants peace, prepares for war!", has he wrote again on Monday.

“More drastic measures must be taken”

Familiar with outrageous statements, Ramzan Kadyrov called on Saturday for the use of "low-power nuclear weapons" in Ukraine, while the Russian army is experiencing difficulties and had to withdraw from the strategic town of Lyman.

"In my opinion, more drastic measures must be taken, up to the declaration of martial law in the border areas and the use of low-power nuclear weapons," he said on Telegram.

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He also criticized the Russian colonel-general in charge of operations around Lyman, Alexandre Lapin, judging that he had not provided "the communications" and the "necessary ammunition" to the soldiers engaged in the defense of this city. from eastern Ukraine.

In recent weeks, the Kremlin has raised the threat of the use of atomic weapons in Ukraine.

On Friday, President Vladimir Putin said the United States had set a "precedent" by using atomic weapons against Japan in 1945.