Heletei: Russia Threatens Ukraine with Nuclear Weapons

Minister of Defense of Ukraine Valerii Heletei has claimed that Russia threatens Ukraine to use tactical nuclear weapons.

Censor.NET reports this, citing Ukrainian News.

Heletei has said this at a press-conference. "I want to emphasize that Russia threatens Ukraine to use tactical nuclear weapons," he noted.

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In the current developments, Ukraine is relying on NATO member states' weapons, first of all, from the United States and Great Britain, the Ukrainian defense minister stressed.

If the assistance is not provided, Ukraine will have to resume developing its own nuclear weapons, he emphasized.