The UN spoke about the prospects for a nuclear conflict in Ukraine/Channel 24 Collage
The United Nations says the threat of nuclear conflict is real again. Although for many years it seemed unthinkable.
It is necessary to prevent the outbreak of armed conflicts and resolve them peacefully, said Secretary General António Guterres in a report to the UN Security Council. He called it the most effective way to protect the civilian population.
Guterres added that if diplomacy does not work, then human suffering can be reduced and completely avoided if international humanitarian law and human rights are respected.
The threat of nuclear conflict that seemed unthinkable , has now become real again,” the UN Secretary General stressed.
He added that hospitals, schools, high-rise buildings and social institutions were destroyed as a result of shelling by Russian invaders, and 12 million Ukrainians were forced to leave their homes. Peaceful people in the occupied cities became hostages. They do not have access to the basic benefits of civilization.
The consequences of the war in Ukraine will be global
Guterres admits that the consequences of the war in Ukraine will be global. First of all, it concerns food. Due to the fighting, the usual food supply lines have been disrupted. Food and fertilizer prices have increased several times.
The Secretary General noted that this provokes anxiety and political instability in developing countries. The blow will be felt by the poorest people around the world, and the consequences will entail a number of other internal and interstate conflicts.
Can Russia use nuclear weapons
- The aggressor state does not cease to remind that he has a nuclear weapon. Experts are convinced that such threats will continue until the end of the war.
- The US Senate suggests that Putin may resort to the use of nuclear weapons because of Ukraine's military successes. President Biden has repeatedly noted that the use of chemical or nuclear weapons will have very serious consequences for Russia.
- Advisor to the head of the Presidential Office Alexei Arestovich admitted that if the Kremlin decides to use nuclear weapons, it will receive a retaliatory strike. At the same time, no bunkers will help Putin. Since NATO and the United States have specially developed nuclear weapons that have a small but penetrating effect.
- By the way, Arestovich also warned that there would be many more nuclear threats from Russia, especially when the Armed Forces of Ukraine go on the offensive.
