NATO has no data that could indicate that the Russian nuclear arsenal has been brought to a higher level of readiness. According to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the alliance is doing everything to minimize such a risk.. He stated this in an interview with Welt am Sonntag..

“We hear the threatening nuclear rhetoric of the Russian leadership. It's irresponsible and ruthless. A nuclear war cannot be won and should not be started, including Russia. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine on February 24, NATO has not noticed any changes in the nuclear strategy of the Russian Federation..

When asked by a journalist about whether the Russian nuclear weapons were brought to a higher level of readiness, Stoltenberg replied that NATO had no indication of this..

“Our job is to minimize this risk. NATO is the most powerful alliance in the world. And our message is clear: if nuclear weapons were used, there would be only losers on all sides,” NATO Secretary General said..

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Russia promised not to use nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine. The corresponding statement was made by Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexei Zaitsev.

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Also, Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin said that Russia could launch a nuclear strike only as a response to the same type of attack..

However, Russia has already ridiculed the warnings of Western countries that it is preparing an attack on Ukraine and stated that there can never be a war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine..