Zelensky fears Russia will launch a nuclear attack

Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The Ukraine-Russia war is getting more complicated by the day. The war may end with a nuclear strike. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has such an idea. He thinks that Russia will launch a nuclear attack. On Sunday, he expressed his fears on CBS television's 'Face the Nation' program. Zelensky said that Russia's threat to use nuclear weapons could become a reality.

Seven months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin indirectly threatened to use nuclear weapons in a televised speech last Wednesday.

In a televised address to the nation earlier last week, Putin said any weapon would be used to defend the country and its people if Russia's territorial integrity was threatened. He said, "We have 'massive weapons of mass destruction' and we will use everything we have." He added, "I am not bluffing."

Zelensky also does not consider Putin's threat to be a 'hoax'. Volodymyr Zelensky said about Putin's statement that Russia has made Ukraine's nuclear power plant a target. As a result, there may be some truth to Putin's claims. "He wants to scare the whole world," Zelensky said. These are the first steps of his nuclear blackmail. I don't think he's shooting blanks.'

Earlier, US National Security Adviser Jack Sullivan said that if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the consequences will be "catastrophic". He issued such a warning on NBC television's 'Meet the Press' program on Sunday. Jack Sullivan also warned of further economic sanctions against Russia over alleged referendums on territories seized from Ukraine.

Responding to a question about the ongoing protests in Russia, he said the US is focused on continuing to support Ukraine. The people of Russia will decide the future of Russia. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russian President Putin of knowingly pushing the citizens of his country to death. In a speech given in Russian, he called upon the Russian forces to surrender. He said, 'You will be treated civilly. No one will know the circumstances of your surrender.' Earlier, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell also said in an interview with the BBC that the EU should take Putin's threat seriously.

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