Putin's nuclear threats are making China nervous: will Beijing forgive Russian blackmail?

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The Kremlin again decided to rattle the nuclear “baton” “and test the Yars intercontinental nuclear missile. Thus, Russia decided to scare the West again, but unnerves China.

The main purpose of launching this missile was to intimidate the West. This opinion 24 Channel was voiced by the head of security programs at the Center for Global Studies “Strategy XXI” Pavel Lakiychuk.

Putin is making Xi Jinping nervous

“They let in one Yars, obviously the main goal was to demonstrate to the world their nuclear “baton”. However, they are scary The West, but China is nervous,” noted Lakiychuk.

Consequently, it is necessary to monitor Beijing’s reaction to Russian nuclear blackmail, since they are beginning to be attentive to such “experiments” of Russia. According to Lakiychuk, China “can forgive such demonstrative actions of Vladimir Putin before the so-called elections,”

Now it is Russia that depends on China, and not vice versa. Therefore, the Kremlin should hear warnings from “big brother.”

What is known about Putin’s nuclear threats

• February 29, the Russian dictator, during an address to the Federal Assembly, stated that “Russia’s strategic nuclear forces are in a state of full readiness.” He also promised to show the Sarmat missile system on combat duty.
• The United States responded to the latest threats to Russia and called Putin’s rhetoric “irresponsible.” Moreover, Washington has already warned Moscow about the possible consequences.
• At the same time, the European Commission believes that Putin’s nuclear threats are now part of his political campaign before the so-called presidential elections in Russia. They called the Kremlin head's threats “absolutely unacceptable and inappropriate.”