No one listened to the words anymore: why did Russia organize nuclear exercises?

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin plans conduct nuclear exercises in Belarus. Putin aims to show that he “not only talks, but also acts.”

This is the opinion < strong>24 Channel was expressed by Russian opposition journalist Igor Yakovenko, noting that such statements by the Kremlin are blackmail. The West has already stopped responding to such messages from Putin.

Blackmail of Russia

According to Yakovenko, such exercises are a sign of nuclear blackmail and Putin’s goal to prove that these are “not just words.”

I am convinced that all the “cries” of Putin, other Russian political figures, and propagandists are blackmail, which Russia and Russian TV broadcast 24/7, – emphasized a Russian opposition journalist.

The West has stopped reacting

According to Yakovenko, it is very good that the West has stopped reacting to this blackmail. If earlier Western countries reacted sharply to this and drew “red lines”, now this is not the case.

“Little by little Western politicians began to erase these “red lines “In their heads, nuclear blackmail has stopped working. That’s why they (the Russians – Channel 24) decided to back up the blackmail with something material. I think that this won’t work either,” noted a Russian opposition journalist.

Nuclear blackmail of Russia: how the world is reacting

• Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis is convinced that Putin is bluffing and will not dare to use nuclear weapons. He said that if Russia uses nuclear weapons, those countries that currently support it will no longer support it. Russia's nuclear exercises on the Russian side contain “irresponsible rhetoric.” According to him, Russia has repeatedly demonstrated such outrageous theses.
• A representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Andrei Yusov, called Russian nuclear threats a constant practice of the Kremlin. According to him, the reaction of the international community will be adequate and correct.