01:57Mandatory credit: Russian Defence Ministry
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov said the West’s 'growing involvement' in the Ukraine conflict has created 'global risks' and could lead to a "direct military clash between nuclear powers" while speaking at a joint board meeting of the Russian-Belarussian defence ministries in Minsk on Wednesday.
"The growing involvement of Western countries in the conflict in Ukraine creates global risks. The desire to inflict maximum damage on Russia could lead to a direct military clash between nuclear powers. We cannot fail to respond to these threats," he said.
Belousov added that Moscow and Minsk have worked to create a 'common defence space', claiming that both nations were "improving interaction on the joint use of armed forces to ensure the military security" of Russia and Belarus.
According to the Russian Defence Ministry, the parties also summarised the results of joint activities and discussed future measures concerning bilateral military cooperation in 2025.
On September 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a Security Council meeting, announced changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine.
"The amended document defines aggression against Russia by any non-nuclear state, though with the involvement or support of a nuclear state, as a joint attack against the Russian Federation," Putin announced.
He added that a condition for Russia's transition to the use of nuclear weapons was receiving "reliable information on the massive attack launched by aerospace weapons, crossing of our state border." Putin also noted that aggression against Belarus could also entail a nuclear response from Russia.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
West’s 'growing involvement' in Ukraine could lead to 'direct clash between nuclear powers' - Russian DefMin Belousov
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov said the West’s 'growing involvement' in the Ukraine conflict has created 'global risks' and could lead to a "direct military clash between nuclear powers" while speaking at a joint board meeting of the Russian-Belarussian defence ministries in Minsk on Wednesday.
"The growing involvement of Western countries in the conflict in Ukraine creates global risks. The desire to inflict maximum damage on Russia could lead to a direct military clash between nuclear powers. We cannot fail to respond to these threats," he said.
Belousov added that Moscow and Minsk have worked to create a 'common defence space', claiming that both nations were "improving interaction on the joint use of armed forces to ensure the military security" of Russia and Belarus.
According to the Russian Defence Ministry, the parties also summarised the results of joint activities and discussed future measures concerning bilateral military cooperation in 2025.
On September 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a Security Council meeting, announced changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine.
"The amended document defines aggression against Russia by any non-nuclear state, though with the involvement or support of a nuclear state, as a joint attack against the Russian Federation," Putin announced.
He added that a condition for Russia's transition to the use of nuclear weapons was receiving "reliable information on the massive attack launched by aerospace weapons, crossing of our state border." Putin also noted that aggression against Belarus could also entail a nuclear response from Russia.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Mandatory credit: Russian Defence Ministry
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov said the West’s 'growing involvement' in the Ukraine conflict has created 'global risks' and could lead to a "direct military clash between nuclear powers" while speaking at a joint board meeting of the Russian-Belarussian defence ministries in Minsk on Wednesday.
"The growing involvement of Western countries in the conflict in Ukraine creates global risks. The desire to inflict maximum damage on Russia could lead to a direct military clash between nuclear powers. We cannot fail to respond to these threats," he said.
Belousov added that Moscow and Minsk have worked to create a 'common defence space', claiming that both nations were "improving interaction on the joint use of armed forces to ensure the military security" of Russia and Belarus.
According to the Russian Defence Ministry, the parties also summarised the results of joint activities and discussed future measures concerning bilateral military cooperation in 2025.
On September 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a Security Council meeting, announced changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine.
"The amended document defines aggression against Russia by any non-nuclear state, though with the involvement or support of a nuclear state, as a joint attack against the Russian Federation," Putin announced.
He added that a condition for Russia's transition to the use of nuclear weapons was receiving "reliable information on the massive attack launched by aerospace weapons, crossing of our state border." Putin also noted that aggression against Belarus could also entail a nuclear response from Russia.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.