The US nuclear facilities in Northern Europe will inevitably be included in the list of legal purposes in the scenario of a direct military clash of the Russian Federation with NATO. This was stated at a briefing on Wednesday, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, on the fields of the World Youth Festival in Sirius (urban -type settlement in the Krasnodar Territory, the first federal territory in Russia).
“In the event that American nuclear weapons appear in the north of Europe, the safety of countries taking this weapons will not only not be strengthened, and it will be in a clear way,” Zakharova said, commenting on the statements of the president of Finland, Alexander Stubb that his country “is important to have the strength nuclear deterrence “.
According to the diplomat, other Continent countries will have to take into account this fact.
“You do not have to be a military strategist to understand: such objects will be a source of direct threat and, of course, will inevitably be included in the list of legal goals defined by the script of the direct military clash of our country with NATO. And we understand that it is for this The USA and their satellites are conducting a forced, ”she said.
At the same time, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed confidence that the leader of Finland did not inform his voters about the military-strategic consequences of such a decision. “Because [such a decision] will really change a lot in the context of the security of this country and other issues relevant for this state,” Zakharova said.