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Nov 2, 2022 8 tweets 5 min read Read on X
Since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, #Russia’s media has been discussing the possibility of using nuclear weapons.
More details in our #InfoWatch 👇 1/8 #AgainstRussianLies #RussiaIsATerroristState
At the beginning of October, 🇷🇺Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Secretary propagandist Zakharova stated that “the West was fueling a nuclear war,” stressing that “Zelenskyy, pumped up with weapons, has turned into a monster whose hands can destroy the planet.” 2/8
#Russian propaganda websites even used comments from political propagandist Sergei Markov, who continued blaming America and NATO for “provoking the use of tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of #Ukraine at any cost to add points to the team of 🇺🇸 President Joe Biden.” 3/8
A question now is whether #Russia is setting up nuclear weapons facilities in #Belarus. RIA Novosti quoted Vorontsov, deputy head of the Russian delegation, saying #Russia “doesn’t yet plan to transfer technology to Belarus to convert aircraft into nuclear weapons carriers.” 4/8
He assured that there were no such plans at present, and "it is also not planned to equip Belarusian systems with nuclear warheads physically, nor to move such warheads to Belarusian territory." 5/8
At the same time, he confirmed that 🇷🇺 was transferring nuclear-capable Iskander-M to 🇧🇾 and converting part of the 🇧🇾 fleet of Su-25 aircraft to be capable of carrying nuclear weapons, justifying these moves by “the possible advancement of NATO's nuclear infrastructure.” 6/8
Moreover, political propagandist Sergei Markov expressed the opinion that during “the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson Region, the US could launch a nuclear strike on Ukraine and blame #Russia for it.” 7/8
In October, #Russian officials accused Ukraine of “attempting to create banned weapons,” and #Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu raised phantom alarms about supposed #Ukrainian nuclear attacks during a series of phone calls with world leaders. 8/8

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1. Anna, Kyiv

"On February 23, I was at a stand-up, seeing a good friend. Two days later, I was already in a settlement nestled in the mountains, where I sought solace in photographing nature.

On February 24, I never took a photo. That day we went to #Zakarpattia where a friend of my parents sheltered us.

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I nearly cried from this show of kindness and resilience of Ukrainian people.”Image
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Europe's conception of itself after the second world war focused on the self-evidence of peace. It asked how peace could be enlarged territorially, but not how peace should be defended.
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