Xi remembers this spit from Putin: has China’s attitude towards Russian nuclear threats changed?

< p _ngcontent-sc139 class="news-annotation">Putin loves to threaten with his nuclear weapons. Obviously, China doesn't like this.

About this 24 Channel said Israeli journalist Zvi Zilber, noting that Putin regularly hints that Russia has many nuclear weapons.

An interesting situation occurred after Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow in 2023. Then the head of China clearly said that he was against not only the use of nuclear weapons, but also conversations on this topic. And literally after some time, Putin deployed tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

Xi remembers this spit by Putin. I think that Xi is a vindictive person. I think he will not miss the opportunity to drag Putin into the mud. China doesn’t need a nuclear war in Europe at all,” said Zilber.

Europe remains an important trading partner for China. And destabilizing markets could end in disaster for China. The economic situation there is already difficult: the real estate market is falling, production is declining and cheaper labor is appearing in neighboring countries.

That's why Xi talked about that you shouldn’t swing a nuclear weapon. Perhaps Putin assured him that he was only scaring him, but that he would not use nuclear weapons. But it’s worth remembering the state of Russia’s nuclear weapons. There are a lot of unknowns in this “equation”. Don’t forget that Putin is also a coward,” noted Zilber.

Nuclear blackmail of Russia: briefly

• Russia regularly threatens with its nuclear weapons. In 2024, there was even information that the aggressor country was planning to deploy nuclear weapons or a mock warhead in space.
• During May 9, Putin again threatened with nuclear weapons. He convinced that Russia's strategic nuclear forces are always on alert.
• There was also information that Russia would soon conduct exercises with non-strategic nuclear forces. The Main Intelligence Directorate noted that such statements are not something new for the Kremlin. Nuclear blackmail is a stable practice of the Putin regime.