(Finance) – The Russian president, Vladimir Putinstated that the threat of a war nuclear Is increasing”. Speaking via video link to a meeting of the Human Rights Council, according to Russian media reports, Putin said that “Russia considers nuclear weapons a response to an attack”, highlighting how his country does not have “tactical nuclear weapons in other countries unlike the United States“. “We are not talking about using nuclear weapons”, he added, underlining that “Russia has not gone mad” and that “we have the most advanced weapons, but we don’t want to wield them”.
”It makes no sense to talk about a new one mobilization in Ukraine”, said the Russian president, Russia will continue its “consistent struggle for its national interests”. He will do it in “various ways”, first with “peaceful means”, but if it doesn’t work, he will do it “with all available means”, Putin said. “The special military operation” in Ukraine “may become a long process”, according to the Russian leader, “but the emergence of new territories is a significant achievement for Russia, the Sea of Azov it has become an inland sea, even Peter I had fought for access to this sea”. “Above all”, Putin continued, “the people who live there are with us and they are in the millions, this is the most important result”.
Meanwhile the European Commission presented the proposal for a ninth package from sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine which would add almost 200 more people and entities to the EU list. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she supported new sanctions against three more Russian banks and new export controls and restrictions, especially for dual-use goods such as key chemicals, nerve agents, electronic and computer components.
“There Russia continues to bring death and devastation to Ukraine. He is deliberately targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, trying to paralyze the country at the onset of winter. We stand by Ukraine and we are making Russia pay for its cruelty”, said the president of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
“We propose further economic measures against the energy sector And mining Russia, including a ban on new mining investments in Russia,” the president underlined. “La cooperation international against war Russia has never been so strong. We stand united and firm,” she concluded.