British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has echoed Russian President Putin’s warning about his nuclear weapons as “Battle of Rhetoric” designated. “The main thing is that Putin mentions it to remind people and the world that he has this deterrent,” Wallace told the BBC. However, there is currently no evidence that Russia’s nuclear stance has changed. “We take this very, very seriously,” adds Wallace. Nothing will be done that could cause further escalation in this area.
On Sunday, Vladimir Putin further aggravated the conflict by putting the nuclear power’s deterrent weapons on special alert.