NATO: “If Russia uses nuclear weapons there will be serious consequences, the nature of the conflict would change”

If the Kremlin uses nuclear weapons, there will be dire consequences for Russia. This was stated by the Secretary General of the Born, Jens Stoltenberg, talking about the latest escalation of the war in Ukraine in an interview with the American broadcaster Nbc. “Any use of nuclear weapons will have serious consequences for Russia, just as any deliberate attack on NATO’s critical infrastructure will receive a firm and compact response.“, said Stoltenberg. Who defined the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the possibility of resorting to nuclear weapons as”dangerous and reckless“. Certainly, Stoltenberg continued,”the nature of the conflict would change“if we moved from words to deeds.

In recent days, Vladimir Putin has not only raised his tone. In a referendum, he also announced the annexation of four regions, those of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. Kiev’s reaction was to submit a quick application to join the Atlantic Alliance. Regarding this request, Stoltenberg stressed that any decision must be agreed upon and taken unanimously by all allies. He then added that the best way to respond to Moscow’s annexation of Ukrainian territories is to continue to support Kiev. After all, the reconquest of Lyman – added the NATO secretary – demonstrates precisely how Ukrainian forces are able to repel Russian forces.

For the time being they spoke in favor of a quick Kiev’s accession to the Alliance nine member countries, which submitted a joint statement to express their support. These are the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. They also called on all other NATO states to bolster military support for Ukraine.

Clearly, things are very complicated. First, the fact that Ukraine is already at war this makes the process virtually impossible unless you want to unleash a devastating world war. “We saw that they managed to take a new city, Lyman, and that shows that the Ukrainians are making progress, they are able to repel the Russian forces by their courage, by their courage, by their skills, but, of course, also thanks to the advanced weapons. that the United States and other allies are providing. Any decision on membership must be made by consensus, all 30 allies must agree to make that decision“, concluded Stoltenberg.