New Delhi: Russia cannot be defeated in its war with Ukraine because Moscow retains the option of using nuclear weapons if it faces an existential threat, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said this week.
“You can’t, you know, take over us in this conflict simply because of nuclear weapons. Simply because of our nuclear weapons. We have in our doctrine that if there is an existential threat to us, there is a possibility of its use,” Alipov said at The Print’s Off the Cuff event in Gurugram.
He dismissed the European nations’ hope for a victory by Ukraine in the war as “childish behavior” and added that US President Donald Trump recognized the futility of the conflict even as European nations maintained their “craziness and unprofessional” belief that Russia could still be defeated militarily.
“Trump understands that this war is lost by Ukraine and the West. But the Europeans continue with their belligerence, with this belief of theirs that there is a chance to have another hand in this conflict. There is no chance,” he said.
The almost four-year-long war has seen Ukraine receive billions of dollars in military aid and economic support from the US and its European allies, including the UK. Western nations continue to supply Kyiv with advanced weapons systems.
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