In the wake of Russian troops’ withdrawal from the strategic town of Lyman, the leader of the Chechen republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, called for using “low-yield” nuclear weapons on the battlefield amid mounting pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons as the Russian army continues to face defeats in Ukraine.
“I do not know what the Defense Ministry reports to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, but in my personal opinion, we need to take more drastic measures, including declaring martial law in the border territories and using low-yield nuclear weapons. “There is no need to make every decision with the Western American community in mind,” Kadyrov said on his Telegram channel. The Chechen leader also slammed the Russian generals amid the withdrawal of Russian forces from the strategic town of Lyman and said that it is about time for the Kremlin to take drastic measures.
Meanwhile, Dmitry Medvedev, who was Russia’s president between 2008 and 2012, also discussed nuclear weapons earlier last week and wrote on his Telegram channel, “If the threat to Russia exceeds our established threat limit, we will have to respond this is certainly not a bluff.”
After Russia annexed four Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia, concerns have been sparked globally that Moscow could resort to nuclear weapons. On Friday, Putin formally announced the annexation of four regions—Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia—and claimed that “this is the will of millions of people,” media reports said.
Putin said the residents in the four annexed regions will now be Russia’s “citizens forever”.
While denying any intention of resurrecting the Soviet Union through the annexation, Putin accused Western countries of sanctioning Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. Moreover, in a strong statement.
