Would Russia risk its partnership with China over using nuclear weapons in Ukraine? | DW News
Russia's military says it has begun tactical nuclear weapons drills near Ukraine.
The exercises are taking place in Russia's Southern Military District which, according to the Kremlin, includes parts of Ukraine under occupation.
Moscow says the drills are in response to threats from some Western officials. It's the first time Russia has publicly announced drills that involve tactical nuclear weapons while its strategic nuclear forces regularly hold exercises.
For more on this, we talk to Katarzyna Zysk. She is professor of International Relations and Contemporary History at the Norwegian Institute for Defense Studies.
And we talk to Mark Cancian. He's a retired Colonel in the US Marine Corps, and a senior Adviser with the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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"China won't care. We are not using nuclear weapons. It's just special military projectiles." Russia
@SuperRobertoClemente
28 күн бұрын
They're extra special! They destroy the world! They make the takeover of new territory meaningless by rendering it uninhabitable! All of this makes sense!
@stanadams5541
28 күн бұрын
Hahaha Special Military Operation what bs ! RUSSIA AND UKRAINE ARE AT WAR !!!
@daviddufresne9905
26 күн бұрын
Lol they won't care unless Russia launched the ICBMs, in which case whether China cares or not is the least of Russia's worries.
They aren’t risking anything with China, if anything all of this is coordinated WITH China. Staging nuclear weapons and running drills is not the same as launching them.
@notaspy1227
28 күн бұрын
China doesn't even know which of its nukes has water in the fuel tanks lol.
@froodtube
28 күн бұрын
China is loving this. Putin attacks/weakens Western resources while completely demolishing Russia's economy, future, and with nukes world support. In the end China takes back its Northern Territories Russia temporarily stole and annexed from China. Russia has no remaining friends or allies willing to counter China. Both China and US rational enough to realize the madness. World goes back to a cold war status of 'The West' vs 'China sphere' China now has its own vast land-path oil supply, eliminated its current achilles heel of having mostly sea based oil. Would make sense for China to actually bait Russia to use nukes.
@hackneo64
28 күн бұрын
@@notaspy1227you never did that research in that claim have you? “Filled with water” doesn’t mean their missiles were actually filled with water instead of fuel. It just means not operational.
@IrrationalCharm
28 күн бұрын
And nato is the one escalating. And fascist Russia just doing another nuclear threat. And now even running drills.
@LSmoney215
28 күн бұрын
How do you know
The Chinese will still stick with the Russians
@TheGameCentre-yn7er
28 күн бұрын
until they are all defeated then you can take your land back that Russia stole yes?
@edwardvalivonis23
28 күн бұрын
China won't stick with Russia as they want siberia remember that
@javierderivero9299
28 күн бұрын
Putin a little man hiding under his nukes....not even china support Putin...they won't stick with Russia if they use nukes...because a WWIII with nukes is the end of the world and ....China
@KazSurma
28 күн бұрын
@@edwardvalivonis23 China wants Siberia? B.S. Give some evidence to support your claim. What would Siberia serve for the Chinese? Have you ever looked at the map of China and Russia? How many people live in China near the border to Siberia?
@TheTwangKings
28 күн бұрын
Don't be too sure of that... they have their eyes on Manchuria.
Russia is not Afghanistan, Iraq, Gaza ect.
@megapro125
28 күн бұрын
they are behaving no less uncivilized right now though
@Memovox
28 күн бұрын
@@megapro125 You sure know how to win peoples hearts and minds .... Carry on, Western man.
@jakubbukaj322
28 күн бұрын
It's not because it's even worse than all of those countries put together 😂
@avex3903
28 күн бұрын
@@megapro125 tell us more about those wmd in iraq civilised person
@knowledge3563
28 күн бұрын
A message to the future generations never make russia feel threatened the difference between "looking dangerous" and "being dangerous".Russia describes military doctrine as defensive military doctrine. With regard to nuclear weapons specifically, Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons: in response to the use of nuclear and other types of weapons of mass destruction against it or its allies,in case of aggression against Russia with the use of conventional weapons when the very existence of the state is threatened How do Russian nuclear weapons compare to the rest of the world? Russia - 6,257 America 5,550 UK - 225 France - 290 China - 350 Israel - 90 Pakistan - 165 India - 156 North Korea - 40
Chinese had talks with Russia about it during Putin and xi visit. China says green light. Where's all of the Chinese experts at?
@notaspy1227
28 күн бұрын
Checking their missles for water in the fuel tank probably.
@user-yw4rx6kb3r
28 күн бұрын
@@notaspy1227lol. Yes...all the Chinese corruption. Don't worry when xi pulls the same card. Chinese weapons don't work right? Lol
@user-yw4rx6kb3r
28 күн бұрын
@@notaspy1227the West shouldn't be worried. Too much Chinese corruption
@TheTwangKings
28 күн бұрын
Rubbish. Trollski, learn to lie better.
@brazendesigns
28 күн бұрын
Oh, so you were in the secret meetings? 😂
Dont forget that hiroshima was the same size as the "small" tactical is today...
They said exactly the same thing when Russia warned against NATO expansion. NATO believed Russia wouldn't actually invade because Russia had much to lose from their relationship with Europe but they were wrong. So there's no certainty that Russia wouldn't use nukes if their warnings are ignored because Russia sees this war as existential and is willing to escalate as possible.
@Blanka1100
28 күн бұрын
Putin is not the only one to decide about it and people around Putin love their luxury life and have no will to end it in the name of Putin's ego. Nato expansion is an excuse. Ukraine had no chance to join Nato. Putin invaded because he wants Ukraine as a part of Russia. Russia can do nothing without China's permission.
@footballbrainiac4696
28 күн бұрын
All seems pretty viable in the short term.. 3 years isn't long in the grand scheme of things. To even be suggesting nuclear weapons wreeks of worry
@John_C.
28 күн бұрын
Actually it is not existential for Russia, but for Pootin himself. The Russian empire will remain. But this loss will cost pootin his job and eventually his life. And the russian army always serves the interests of "Russin People" (Putin)
@edc1569
28 күн бұрын
It’s only existential for the current regime, in most normal countries you embarrass yourself in a war, you fire the government and you move on. Apparently Russia is special.
@edc1569
28 күн бұрын
Russia has already lost so much, a very much European country now basically has a few sort of friends left in Europe, but no one that’s prepared to go out of their way to help them, so they’re stuck with NK, Iran and not really China. If you think Russia has gained from this experience then please do enlighten us as to what.
China is a big country because China culture is more tolerant than other countries. Do you know why China can occupy a big size of land in Asia equal to whole Europe and has so many different people to live peacefully? On the other hand, Europe has similar land size as China but Europe was divided to a few dozens countries which fight frequently among themselves. The reason is Europe culture is not tolerant as China. For example If there is food they do not like, other people are not allowed to eat this food as well. One specific example: some minorities in China (about 1% to 2% of China’s population) near Vietnam and Korea eat dog. So some people in Vietnam and Korea eat dog as well. It is some people’s culture in Asia. China as such a big country is more tolerant to the different culture from different races and group of people. That is why different races of people in China get along and become one country. In Europe there is no tolerance. They discriminate China because 1-2% of China’s people eat dog. The difference also make Europe hostile towards each other. That is why world wars all start from Europe.
shovels are evolving
even russias suggestion of nuclear weapons wreeks of worry for them
@dhanu_4539
27 күн бұрын
Russia didn't sign up for fighting against NATO which was meant to fight the USSR (a much bigger power compared to modern Russia), but if NATO wants to play those games Russia will respond accordingly. if NATO wants to use their numbers Russia will use their nukes against those new threats
@juancsmix
27 күн бұрын
@@dhanu_4539 the only one playing games and losing is russia. the only one defending itself is ukraine with help of allies. russia shouldn't have started invading countries with all sorts of wild claims and then whining about how bad it's doing.
The American expert gave good and clear comments, invite him again.
Tactical nuclear bombs can actually wipe out entire cities. The bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were tactical. But no one mentioned it, so people think it's not a big deal. Lousy journalism!
@mw9297
28 күн бұрын
Way more powerful and give off less radiation
@Americanhonkee
28 күн бұрын
The ones used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were not tactical for that period.. But now the incredible power of the nukes developed makes those seem tactical. But for that period, those nukes weren't tactical.. They didn't achieve small battlefield victories.. They defeated the whole of Japan...
@olekristianrannekleiv762
28 күн бұрын
Not lousy journalism, intentional journalism. Everything you hear from mainstream media is calculated.
@miroslavstevic2036
28 күн бұрын
@@Americanhonkee There is no such thing as a tactical nuke. There are small nukes, yes, but all nukes are strategic in nature. Nobody would use a 'tactical' nuke on a few dozen soldiers in the trench to achieve a 'small battlefield victory.' Instead, they would aim for a strategic target, such as an airport if F-16s were to fly from Poland against them, or they would aim to sink an aircraft carrier with all its planes. These are all strategic targets.
@ethereal2620
28 күн бұрын
@@miroslavstevic2036 Tactical is more about desired effect than type of target. The same target (eg.: a city) could be either a strategic target or a tactical target, depending on context. And no, a carrier battlegroup would still be a tactical target. Not strategic.
DW acts super ignorant about geopolitics just to get views.
@techcafe0
28 күн бұрын
you're the one who sounds ignorant to the rest of us lol
@Watanabe911
28 күн бұрын
How do you know? Any chance you reject journalists writing eye-witness accounts and prefer KZreadrs? But how do THEY know what actually happens. It all circles back to those same journalists that DM among other employ. You didn't think of that did you?
@johnadam2885
27 күн бұрын
It acts as a super ignorant due to western impotence against Russia. They are feeling defeated.
Вас это должно беспокоит.
@edwardvalivonis23
28 күн бұрын
Да ну
@timhaldane7588
28 күн бұрын
It bothers everyone. Nobody wants this except Putin.
@edc1569
28 күн бұрын
Why?
@99dynasty
28 күн бұрын
Yeah why?
@Jcknight7996
27 күн бұрын
I assume because this is Russia getting ready to maybe actually launch a strike since we're in the middle of cold war 2.0 Electric Boogaloo
Why do you think China dont want Russia to destroy NATO with nuclear weapons ? they will have full dominance after a nuclear war between Russia and NATO who will destroy each other !😅
@Gumpmachine1
28 күн бұрын
Dominance over what?, a world irradiated and can’t be traded with
@anssiluomaranta34
28 күн бұрын
probably because in a nuclear war they would get hit too. NATO wouldn't just nuke russia but everyone siding or associated with them too. they would not be able to sit it out.
@anthony9013
28 күн бұрын
No they won't. The nuclear fallout would still wipe out most of the human population
@erickinyua4745
28 күн бұрын
There will be no world left to rule
@edc1569
28 күн бұрын
Umm, I suggest you go read up on how a full exchange would end, China would be devastated too, if you have nukes you’re getting nuked.
Who was responsible for WW1, the West. Who was responsible for WW2, the West. And who will be responsible for WW3, off course, the West.
@LukVik
28 күн бұрын
🥹😅😂🤣🥲
@jonronaldflores3007
28 күн бұрын
you must be smoking something potent you're hallucinating
@edwardvalivonis23
28 күн бұрын
All 3 wrong answers
@sutheman86
28 күн бұрын
You are not getting Z Buck out of this one 😅.
@Americanhonkee
28 күн бұрын
@@edwardvalivonis23 so ww1 and 2 were started by the east?? Serbia is in the east?? Austria-Hungary are in the east?? Germany too in the east?? Munich agreement that appeased the Austrian artist was done by some countries in Asia?
why they blurr the point of the missile ?
Fallout movie the beginning
@mw9297
28 күн бұрын
“We drop the bombs ourselves”
..they could even dock on asteroids and steer it to earth guided and not traceable either
Interesting video NATO is obviously not afraid of Russia's threats but it's very interesting to hear that China has warned Russia against the use of Nuclear weapons.
They’ve been threatening this for years
@notaspy1227
28 күн бұрын
While scaring nobody.
@thalentekhuluse2829
28 күн бұрын
@@notaspy1227In the West yes... But I'm sure Ukraine can tell a different story
@craigsmith6512
28 күн бұрын
They were also threatening to invade Ukraine for years. But nobody bothered to listen.
@jm-np4mu
28 күн бұрын
Absolutely, nuclear blackmail is almost central to Russian foreign policy
@rachellemukobwa9324
28 күн бұрын
Iike US use sanctions as a weapon for other countries
The nukes are not for Ukraine. Ukraine is beaten. It's for those who have nukes
@Matthew-rp3jf
28 күн бұрын
Russia is beaten too. Slowly taking down their population size and money
@deatthknell
28 күн бұрын
@Matthew-rp3jf the soviets lost 27 million in ww2. If not for them, we will be speaking German. Yet again, they are standing for us against the greater evil.
@edc1569
28 күн бұрын
That’s ok then, we’ve both got nukes. Cool.
@dhanu_4539
27 күн бұрын
@@Matthew-rp3jf sure, keep watching BBC and CNN
@johnadam2885
27 күн бұрын
Correct !
When it goes off all the TV analyst will be shocked 😲
Technically, "Tactical nuclear warheads" range from a fraction of a kiloton to approximately FIFTY KILOTONS. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were obliterated by weapons considered today to be low yield or tactical nukes.
@larsrons7937
26 күн бұрын
That's correct, those two bombs are considered tactical nuclear weapons today. As a side note when we see the pictures of utterly destroyed downtown Hiroshima we must remember that many Japanese buildings of the era weren't as study as f.ex. German buildings. Afaik it wasn't uncommon for private homes to be made of paper. We probably hadn't seen the same level of destruction had the buildings been made of bricks or concrete.
"Southern Military District". Sounds like the perfect place for Ukraine and Georgia to share a land border.
@B1sher
27 күн бұрын
Yep, as part of Russian state again.
how likely does a cop pull his sidearm in a fight when losing enough or enough danger?
Why did the news blure out the missile tips, are they not pointe 😂
Would Russia risk being split up between the countries of the world?
Instead of regular shovels and washing machines, now they use glow in the dark shovels and washing machines.
Well some tactical warheads have more yield than the ones dropped on Japan so regarding that "these dont wipe out a city"... there's that...
Would the Austrian painter had used nukes (if he had one in) the face of possible defeat?
Russia actually using nukes doesn't even guarantee victory in Ukraine, it would be a very risky move which could seriously backfire
@user-yw4rx6kb3r
28 күн бұрын
Yes it does in many ways.
@avex3903
28 күн бұрын
this is a message to the pissfull nato countries
@knowledge3563
28 күн бұрын
A message to the future generations never make russia feel threatened the difference between "looking dangerous" and "being dangerous".Russia describes military doctrine as defensive military doctrine. With regard to nuclear weapons specifically, Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons: in response to the use of nuclear and other types of weapons of mass destruction against it or its allies,in case of aggression against Russia with the use of conventional weapons when the very existence of the state is threatened How do Russian nuclear weapons compare to the rest of the world? Russia - 6,257 America 5,550 UK - 225 France - 290 China - 350 Israel - 90 Pakistan - 165 India - 156 North Korea - 40
@bellalygeomecky1145
28 күн бұрын
So...still you believe russia will loose.....😊😊
@wolfswinkel8906
28 күн бұрын
it would shock you. They will use nukes in Ukraine and NATO will do nothing because they're not a NATO member. You are playing with fire.
A Farewell to "Arms" - E. Hemingway
Like Putin should worry about China's reaction, when using nukes in Ukraine...
Putin runs out of conventional bombs
why is that a risk ? China is laughing right now .
@sxummtelly96
28 күн бұрын
Senpai!
@edc1569
28 күн бұрын
What are they laughing about? Why?
I want point to the DW News Anchors. A political degree holders are not Military experts. DW expert does not understand difference between stargetic or Tactical nuclear weapons. Any nuclear weapon greater than 1 Megaton ton yield is Startegic Nuclear weapons less than 1 Megaton ton yield is Tactical Nuclear Weapons
Russia regularly gives off small D energy. Most of their stockpile probably doesn't even work with how minuscule their military budget is.
@thalentekhuluse2829
28 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂😅😅😅 I believe you also think Ukraine is winning 😅😅😅😂
@WarriorsDepartoutNews
28 күн бұрын
Houraaaaaaaaaaaaaa, with more than 2 Trillion $ military budgets of 42 countries, Russia still gaining ground in Ukraine 😊. Coalition if 68 countries in Afghanistan, we know what happened there 😂😂😂😂😂
@mikejohn2999
28 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂Ukraine is winning right ?
@mw9297
28 күн бұрын
Well lets see if that’s true. ☢️💥
@user-ui7gf4os2q
28 күн бұрын
@@mikejohn2999 украина побеждает в заполнении своих кладбищ трупами
You seriously have to ask what tactical nuclear bombs are? This information has been circulating for decades.
The Russians are currently conducting non-strategic nuclear drills, not just tactical ones. The difference is significant and often underestimated. In addition to tactical nukes, non-strategic nukes include mid-range missiles capable of reaching any point in Europe within minutes. NATO cannot intercept Russian hypersonic missiles.
@myboysd5772
24 күн бұрын
Russia cant realistically use nuclear weapons on a NATO country without receiving nuclear weapons in retaliation, it would be essentially Russia using nuclear weapons on itself.
Getting the poorly-informed all worked up over nuclear weapons may drive viewership, but it hardly constitutes a public service. Russia is not on the verge of using nuclear weapons. Russia hasn’t proposed a ceasefire, much less terms for a peace treaty. Using nuclear weapons without having some sort of proposal on the table invites a reply in kind; i.e., a US warhead employed against a suitable target on Ukrainian soil. At the very least, we should expect a massive USAF operation in response against Russian targets in Ukraine if for no other reason than to discourage Russia from believing that use of nukes won’t get a reaction of equal or greater significance. That’s not what Russia is after. If Russia intends to intimidate Ukraine and the West into dancing to the Russian tune, Russia can hardly expect any dancing until the song is selected, the band hired, and the instruments tuned for play. There not being a song, a band, or a request for dance, Russia isn’t about to initiate nuclear warfare just for the sake of shocking Ukraine and the West. There’s too much that can go wrong at a time when Russia is not clearly losing the war.
@adonidolquest7411
27 күн бұрын
It's not 1970s
@Webstral
26 күн бұрын
@@adonidolquest7411 A meaningless statement until you expand on it. Brevity may be the soul of wit, but not everything brief is witty.
The Germans: “ooo, jaaa, nuclearrrr, big scarry”
more sabre rattling into the void
Nuclear blackmail is empty. Both sides have the same deterrence. Using nukes would be tantamount to being nuked.
@thalentekhuluse2829
28 күн бұрын
😂😂😅😅 Let me guess... You actually believe Nato will go to a nuclear war with Russia over Ukraine that is not even a part of Nato??? 😂😅😅😅 Damn ya'll crazy
@timhaldane7588
28 күн бұрын
@@thalentekhuluse2829 yes. They would, and you're foolish if you think otherwise.
@paulmufumbwa
28 күн бұрын
@@timhaldane7588they would indeed. Kinda difficult to imagine US risking it all for say Poland or Baltics
@isaacomole9527
28 күн бұрын
I guess you've watched too much movies, so much so that you think a nuclear war is one of those action movies you watch@@timhaldane7588
@uchennaabosi7651
28 күн бұрын
@@timhaldane7588so you actually think the will risk their empires for Kyiv ?
I like these girls both very professional and concise... the general was good too. what happened to the Russia desk guy with the mustache... havent seen him in a while now he is very pro.
You need to ask the right question: will the China-Russia partnership prevent Russia from using nuclear weapons if provoked by NATO countries such as France and Britain?
@edwardvalivonis23
28 күн бұрын
No one attacks Russia, no one provokes Russia
@javierderivero9299
28 күн бұрын
Provoked????...hahah Russia invades Ukraine...and NATO is provoking..
@jm-np4mu
28 күн бұрын
When was the last time France or the UK threatened to destroy civilisation by using nukes? Russia does it constantly, which alone is a disgrace
@kwalelalipimile3894
28 күн бұрын
@@javierderivero9299your naivety is interesting, if not a testament of your level of comprehension.
@javierderivero9299
28 күн бұрын
@@kwalelalipimile3894 Do you have any argument???...or just insulting
They would risk anything to secure their continued existence.
🤣🤣Please rephrase the title: Russia undertakes Nuclear Drills.
Who says they'd use them on Ukraine? The Russians have said very clearly that these nukes are aimed squarely at us.
yes because you all have been telling ukraine to take out their strategic defense buildings for their deterrent. they can't let that happen.
Russia is getting weak that's why they are escalating their use of force
@slientlyquiet5199
26 күн бұрын
A truly strong country is one that stands alone against the herding of America and a few dozen NATO countries.
Mark Cancian is very level headed and objective and communicates clearly about Russian real redlines. The lady analyst is just another west leaning propagandist out to score points.
@noelbartley1084
27 күн бұрын
Russia real red line man stop the nonsense? What redline?
Its a 1939 moment.
In the beginning they said it is bluffing , believe the process
So What!...like every other week...nothing new....can't do nothing whit them unless confirmed by 5 more ministers
They are the only friends they have. 😂 Where else can they go?
The Bear sharpening its claws, keep poking😂😂😂😂
@user-vx5vo3gs2w
28 күн бұрын
Dont poke the bear, or it would get poopin' ☝️
@JohnK004
28 күн бұрын
the bear is toothless and dying, it's actually pathetic LOL
@marisabenson1222
28 күн бұрын
These childish threats are hilarious but humiliating for you aren't they?
@PropaneWP
28 күн бұрын
Sharpening their claws by wasting all their arsenal in Ukraine? How does that work?
Russia and China together with the other nuclear powers (US, UK and France) gave security assurances to Ukraine in 1994 in return for Ukraine surrendering their nuclear weapons. The main motivation was to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. China has numerous technologically advanced neighbours (Japan, Taiwan, S. Korea, Philipines, Vietnam etc) which could easily develop nuclear weapons for deterrence if they felt threatened by nuclear weapons. For this reason, China seems very unlikely to support unilateral use of nuclear weapons by Russia.
😂😂NATO's Hollywood LGBT army and weapons, as well as the Western media, are the object of ridicule around the world
@jayizquierdo9534
28 күн бұрын
emma and her 2 moms disagree with your comment.
@nomdeplume881
28 күн бұрын
@warukraine9650 The Russian army is approaching 500,000 killed and wounded fighting against Ukraine. How do you think they would perform against the largest, richest, most powerful military alliance in world history?
@MaxHohenstaufen
28 күн бұрын
@@nomdeplume881 they would end the world and no weapons would make anyone safe
@Jason-io9zg
28 күн бұрын
@@nomdeplume881Judging by the failure in Ukraine, against Houthis, in Afghanistan. It is hard to say.
@jayizquierdo9534
28 күн бұрын
@@nomdeplume881 Afghans agree with your statement.
*Tactical nukes **_can_** destroy towns.* Ranging from 1 to 50 kilotons, it's not the yield that makes them tactical. 50 Kilotons may not wipe Berlin off the map, but it is a really bad decade for a whole lot of towns in Europe. What makes them tactical isn't the yield so much as the mechanism of detonation such that the weapons are very light (comparatively) and therefore deliverable by different means (smaller rockets, glide bombs etc...)
@noelbartley1084
27 күн бұрын
This is nonsense
If they were clever about it they would just say: "Well we're not moving the goal post. We won't use it unless NATO troops are deployed. It is out of our hands. Cause and effect." - Like the geopolitical move of chess. If they present it that way China might just say; they won't use it if you don't deploy troops and China might talk to NATO to try and not escalate. Keep it at it is. Do not escalate or change the goal post. And then if NATO troops are deployed they could even just do an open air nuclear test in their borders.
@edwardvalivonis23
28 күн бұрын
NATO troops will enter Ukraine and Russia can't stop it
Russia is doing well in the battle field? Thats the first i have heard of it
Russians are indeed very patient people. But to believe and hope this patience will last forever is very very naive. If cornered Russia will ABSOLUTELY SURE use all means at their disposal to make sure Ukraine never join NATO. End of story!
@thegreatdane3627
28 күн бұрын
Poland and the Baltics joining NATO: didn't harm russia. Finland and Sweden joining NATO: didn't harm russia. Ukraine joining NATO: is somehow a major threat to russia...?
@plafskijenkins1357
28 күн бұрын
Plus nato is a pretty stagnant alliance. Most members don't meet their military gdp expenditure. Russia basically uses the alliance as a false boogy man an they know it. At one time in the 90s Russia was going to be offered membership
@Blanka1100
28 күн бұрын
Ukraine is not Russia's backyard and Nato is just another excuse for Putin. He invaded Ukraine because he wants Ukraine and he does not even consider Ukraine to be "real country". If Russia does not like countries around her joining Nato, maybe Russia should really try and stop giving them good reasons to join. Ukraine had no chance to join and had no will to do so before 2014. Putin got what he wanted and invaded anyway. Why? Because he thought it would be easy to overrun. He was wrong. Russia is not even super power anymore. Get over it.
@Blanka1100
28 күн бұрын
@@thegreatdane3627 It is a threat for Russia's greed and Putin's sick idea to overrun Ukraine. He wants Ukraine as a part of Russia. Nato is an excuse, not a reason. Ukraine had no chance to join. Russia always needs excuses and blames others. It s all about Putin's legacy.
@fingerprint8479
28 күн бұрын
@@thegreatdane3627 Look at the consequences of ukraine joining NATO!
"drills" just like the totally normal drills Russia held at Ukraines border right before it invaded Ukraine. Worlds needs to be ready to respond and it would be good to already have an agreement with India, China, Pakistan and all other nuclear states about the response.
Mark Cancian’s point that Russia’s tactical nuclear weapon deployment indicates their red line for NATO troops in Ukraine, while possible, is hollow because Russia will not use nuclear weapons. Why? Because they would lose their strongest ally China, as well as India.
@robo__cop8154
27 күн бұрын
they will use a nuke if russia senses a defeat in ukraine ,nobody will loose any allies bcz that use will be justified ,thats what you want to believe bcz deep down you dn't like russia plain and simple your hatred skews your intelligence .if russia was that weak why was a no fly zone not imp. over ukraine ?why weren't there any official un/nato troops on ground ? why are countries still trading heavily with russia ? at least be logical
china(ie the chinese president, after all his opinion is the only one that matters) would see it as a show of strength. the only reason china is cold to russia is that russia has appeared to be weak.
You clearly think russia is iraq or Afghanistan
Because China plans to use nukes also
@jm-np4mu
28 күн бұрын
Really? Why would they do that?
That’s a intimidating tactic’s of putin, he can’t do it. He cannot afford to be bomb by west.
@beatlesleo
25 күн бұрын
😂😂
why people care about what russia could do why people not talking about how US will respond?
a nuke is still a nuke the effects of a tactical nuke wont be as wide spread depending on the warhead, target ground or air burst still wouldn't want to be where one goes off where government's are not investing in civil defence
Joint sword....
Zelensky admitted that Ukraine had no intention to honor the Minsk agreements. Who didn't want peace? Who advised against the 2022 peace talks in April? Hint: someone visited Zelensky in Kiev at that time.
@edc1569
28 күн бұрын
As a Brit I find the idea that Boris could convince a nation to fight for over 2 years pretty hilarious. He couldn’t even keep himself in power here.
Nuclear is nuclear, what going on
DW probably forgot that the United States and NATO had already used depleted uranium bombs for nuclear weapons in the past few years, while labeled them as conventional weapons. Moreover, the pollution caused by depleted uranium bombs in Serbia is described as the same level as a normal air pollution.😢 Does this indicate that Germany will accept the use of depleted uranium bombs in Europe? Or perhaps people can redefine nuclear weapons as they please?
@ScentlessSun
28 күн бұрын
Depleted uranium is not a fission or fusion bomb. You realize this? One thing is not equal to the other thing? If you shoot a tank shell with deplete uranium it may create some pollution, but it cannot kill thousands of people or escalate a fight to full to nuclear war. Russia is being reckless. They should not have invaded Ukraine.
@tiffanylaserna1288
28 күн бұрын
We already use depleted uranium rounds in Europe during exercises etc, what is the problem with that? You just see the word uranium and forget about the word depleted. No that is not a nuclear weapon by any meaningful definition.
@Pietrofs75
28 күн бұрын
@@tiffanylaserna1288 So, since the depleted uranium bombs used by NATO are not nuclear weapons, why not call tactical nuclear weapons rich depleted uranium bombs? So this is originally a word game, Is it!
@tiffanylaserna1288
28 күн бұрын
@@Pietrofs75 Your normal smoke detector contains Americium 241, which is 10 million times more radioactive than depleted uranium, so are smoke detectors nuclear weapons? No, a nuclear weapon is a bomb that derives it's explosive force from nuclear FISSION and/or FUSION. That's the definition, that's what the word means. Depleted uranium is not fissile material, it doesn't explode. It's useful in armor piecing rounds simply because it's very heavy.
@Pietrofs75
28 күн бұрын
@@tiffanylaserna1288 Your analogy is like smoking can produce uranium 238? which is similar that DW can compare depleted uranium bombs with air pollution. But it is a fact that a large number of local cancers have occurred in the disaster-stricken areas of Serbia. Of course, you can also quibble that smoking can also cause cancer. But following your logical definition, changing the definition of tactical nuclear weapons to be ordinary weapons can be also a dictionary game! Since US and NATO can redefine uranium 238 to be non-nuclear radiation, if people relax it a little bit, then people should also accept that tactical weapons with less radiation can also be renamed! Anyway, NATO does change the rule, why can't Russia and other countries follow suit?
The shovels are doing well in Ukraine
@randyboisa6367
28 күн бұрын
WGAF?
If I could think of a good reason for Russia invading Ukraine I might not be against it. Can anyone tell me if NATO or Ukraine was ever a threat to Russia ? If anything, seems to me Russia's border with China was far less secure, but Putin wrongly assumed the Ukraine was an easy, and quite frankly more sexy target, Regardless, I've always believed this is all very personal for Putin, and he doesn't care who has to suffer for his ego including the Russian people.
Would China risk its partnership with Russia over using nuclear weapons in Taiwan ?
If Russia uses these weapons it will only spark increased support for Ukraine, since no one wants a country that uses tactical Nuclear weapons to win. Even the countries that are supporting Russia now do not want it to win, they just want to keep Russia in this constant state of losing military resources. The longer the war drags out the better it is for any country that isn't Russia, besides Ukraine obviously.
@IsaacLuna-hl3dd
28 күн бұрын
Keep smoking 🚬🤪
@adolft_official
27 күн бұрын
Russia losing will change the entire geopolitics of Eurasia, and China and India cannot allow that to happen no matter what
I think Russia already told western countries when they use nuclear weapons
Russia doesn't trade its security for friendship okay.
The US did nuclear tactics drills in the China sea 2 summers ago just sayin if anybody want to keep a memory running in their mindset
1:39 No, they absolutely are the type of weapons that can "wipe out whole cities". They are equivalent to Hiroshima, some smaller and some larger. Strategic weapons are not even imaginable.
Those are special military projectiles not nukes...so china won't be bothered 😂
Oh didn’t realised Russia was wining in the battlefield
The west better prepare, this is valdimort pootin's last ace, him resorting to it means things is going terrible for him.
@edwardvalivonis23
28 күн бұрын
We have more aces son
@shinji1264
28 күн бұрын
@@edwardvalivonis23 hahaha good one
@jm-np4mu
28 күн бұрын
Very true, the constant nuclear blackmail is a sign of weakness
@RyanBrown-nx8dw
28 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@avex3903
28 күн бұрын
now keep saying this for the next 5 years and we may believe you
NATO better pull its finger out and sign them up and stop this craziness.
Gaussian math blur is reversible, and that sure looks like Gaussian blur. 🤭🤭
Russia would never launch their missiles first and would only do so if NATO launches their missiles first. China and Russia = "friendship without limits" ... Xi Jinping 🇨🇳💪💞
@thilomanten8701
28 күн бұрын
Nice bot you are "without (nuclear) Limits. Read the fineprint...
China has ok Russia nuclear military drills. The international community supports Russia in this regard.😂😂😂😂
@brazendesigns
28 күн бұрын
Africa and Venezuela isn’t the international community
@stevenwilliams3015
28 күн бұрын
@@brazendesignsAfrica and Asia support Russia and they're far more in number than the dot in a circle (the West)
@jaypaige7550
28 күн бұрын
@@brazendesigns 😂
@thegreatdane3627
28 күн бұрын
so China gave their vassal state russia permission?
@Blanka1100
28 күн бұрын
Poor countries and other dictatorships. What a company.
Let's play harder 😁😁😁
You have to know russia are so committed
Chinese need washing machines too??
Ah, russia throwing a tantrum again. Ignored.
Dont worry ,they are just bluffing
Miscalculation is on the horizon. I think this war should end sooner than later. Dialogue and direct negotiations is the answer. It’s not even in Europeans security interests for this war to drag on. Russian for sure did mistakes of invading neighbouring country and I think they have learned there lessons. NATO members who are neighbors of Russia need to act responsibly. Theres no benefit in fighting one another. This has to end.
Many countries have such weapons so why should we be concerned about one country? If we cower then it will become obvious that every country must have the same weapons. What would be the benefit to Putin in using them? Will it end the war? Or will it provoke a more concentrated and united response? Only those in certain positions know what the response will be. But there's no guarantee it won't backfire.
@franciscoargueta8632
27 күн бұрын
It's just a threat to avoid being defeated in Ukraine
Comedy starts when two blonds discuss the military exercises
where is the lithuanian army weren't they going to fight for zelensky 🤔
This reminds me when my nephew was upset and used to threaten to hold his breath. "Go ahead, I'll wait. You're still going to clean your room afterwards." One misfired missile or drill gone wrong, and every oligarch in Russia will lose their swanky lifestyle and Putin will be running for his life.
@anthony9013
28 күн бұрын
Yeah but so will you and I