Russia-Belarus conducts tactical nuclear drills | WION Fineprint

well in a show of military might and strategic repositioning Russia has embarked on significant military drills and asset deployments raising the stakes in its standoff with the West our special report assesses Russia's strategic moves amid heightened tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons in a joint exercise with its allly bellus Russian Navy crews are training to equip seab based cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads while soldiers from the Leningrad military District are practicing mounting Warheads onto isander M missile [Music] systems Poland says Russia is deploying up to 100 nuclear warheads in the kenrad oblast a strategic Enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania both NATO members kenrad Russia's westernmost region lies approximately 260 km from Warsaw and serves as a crucial Outpost for moscow's military presence in the Baltic region Russia has also dispatched a naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and frate capable of carrying zuren Hypersonic cruise missiles to the Caribbean the arrival of these vessels in Cuba in Us's backyard is seen as a direct message to Washington amid the escalating tensions Cuba says the Russian vessels are not carrying any nuclear weapons the presence of a Russian nuclear powered submarine in the region has prompted the deployment of American destroyers and ships to monitor its movements these concurrent developments the nuclear drills the deployment of warheads in kenrad and the naval exercises in the Caribbean paint a concerning picture of Russia's willingness to escalate tensions and project its military might on multiple fronts as the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating moscow's actions rais the Spectre of a broader confrontation with the West one that could potentially spiral into a nuclear standoff reminiscent of the Cold War era bu report vion world is one and to take this farther Dr Gilbert drro an international Affairs analist author and historian is joining us live from Brussels Dr drro good to see you Russia has launched the second phase of nuclear drills showcasing its Readiness to employ tactical nuclear weapons should the West Europe or the baltics be worried or alarmed well you I'm glad that you mentioned that I'm an historian I'm an historian by by training I got my doctorate in history and one of the key issues in history is the is causation that is who started it and not just how things ended up but how they started and since you mentioned the baltics I'll also bring them into play because if you ask any of the people in Estonia or laia or Lithuania when history began we all know they all know that history began in 1939 with the ribbon Molotov treaty which ended their independence when Russia took them over they failed to remember that their their Russian uh their participation in the Russian Empire went back to Peter the Great in the 1710s and 20s when by dynastic marriage or Conquest these countries all became part of the Russian Empire that part of History they don't talk about So when you say who that the Russians are now uh making uh moves that are um threatening and that are escalating I ask where did it start did it start with the Russians escalating or did it start with the West escalating and from the Russian perspective the latter is the case the latest Russian moves in particular you mention of this dispatch of these uh three warships or two warships and a submarine that will be part of a task force for exercises in the Caribbean Basin this Summer that has is part of a part of a Russian coordinated response to what they saw as very belligerent language coming from Western Europe last week or the week before for last what I have in mind is the announcement by the United States by um France Germany Sweden United Kingdom that they gave permission all these countries are giving permission to uh to Kev to use the the missiles and other advanced technology theyve supplied to attack the Russian hardland that set off a lot of alarms in Russia these weapons can reach very close to Moscow they can destroy most anything there the Russians have a 90% uh success rate or 95% success rate in stopping missiles but that's not 100% nobody has 100% so some of these could get through and it could cause enormous damage so the Russian response to that we came with quickly doctor what could be on uh Putin's mind when he dispatches what you mentioned there the naval group including a nuclear powered submarine and a freegate to the Caribbean very quickly he's saying that the uh enemies of our enemy are our friends that's an old logic in international Affairs and he's bringing it up to date the the Cuba is become once again a very close um Ally of Russia they receive substantial assistance now with hydrocarbons from Russia to keep their economy going and the good old days from before 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have returned in Russian Cuban relations they're not the only friends that Russia has in the area uh one can mention Bolivia one can mention Nicaragua um Venezuela the point is that Mr Putin is saying if you United States are putting missiles that are 10 15 20 minutes flying distance uh flying time from Moscow or Petersburg we can play the same game we can we can put uh missiles that h Hypersonic missiles maybe from the Caribbean bases Basin to Washington have a 5 or 10 minute flight time so that is no leaves no time for response and they're they are unstoppable for these reasons Mr Putin is reading a message the message is a warning to the to the United States in particular watch what you say watch what you do because um we have a response to every threat you're making to us all right I've been talking to Dr Gilbert do thank thank you very much for talking to us doctor well thanks for inviting me for all the latest news download the weon app And subscribe to our YouTube 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Published: Wed Jun 12 2024