Chechen leader and Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov said Saturday that Russia should consider using low-yield nuclear weapons in its war against Ukraine.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Saturday urged Moscow to consider deploying a low-yield nuclear weapon in Ukraine after Russian forces retreated from the city of Lyman.Russia has the largest atomic arsenal in the world, including low-yield tactical nuclear weapons designed for use against opposing armies.
Putin said last week he was not bluffing when he vowed to use"all available means" to defend Russia's"territorial integrity." The U.S. has said it would respond decisively to any use of nuclear weapons and has threatened"catastrophic consequences" if Moscow deployed the weapons. Kadyrov has been a vocal supporter of the war against Ukraine, with Chechen forces forming part of the vanguard of the Russian army in the region.Russian forces
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