Ukrainian military inspects the site of a missile strike in front of a damaged apartment building amid the Russian invasion of Dobropillya, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, April 30, 2022. REUTERS / Jorge Silva
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April 30 (Reuters) – Russia believes the risks of nuclear war must be minimized and that any armed conflict between nuclear forces must be prevented, a foreign ministry spokesman was quoted as saying by TASS on Saturday.
Vladimir Ermakov, head of the foreign ministry’s non-proliferation department, said all nuclear forces must adhere to the logic set out in official documents aimed at preventing nuclear war.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that the West should not underestimate the increased risks of nuclear conflict for Ukraine, although the United States has since said it does not believe there is a threat from Russia to use nuclear weapons despite escalating Moscow’s rhetoric. Read more
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Ermakov said on Saturday that the leading nuclear powers must adhere to the logic set out in the documents they co-created.
He was referring to a joint statement issued in January by Russia, China, Britain, the United States and France, in which the five countries – which are permanent members of the UN Security Council – agreed that further proliferation of nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons war must be avoided.
“Risks of a nuclear war that should never be unleashed must be minimized, in particular by preventing any armed conflict between the nuclear forces,” Ermakov was quoted as saying by TASS on Saturday. “Russia clearly follows this understanding.”
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