Published 20:52 IST, May 19th 2022

Russia accuses 'nuclear troika US-UK-France' of waging proxy-war against Moscow

"Seems western malicious attempts to accuse Russia of 'aggressive nuclear rhetoric' would never end," a delegation of Russia said at Vienna talks on May 18.

Reported by: Zaini Majeed
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Russian delegation on Thursday, May 19, accused "nuclear US-UK-France troika" - nuclear alliance of NATO, of waging a proxy-war strategy against Moscow by bringing weapons into Kyiv, and expanding alliance to its eastern flank, posing a grave threat to Russia's national security. 

In a statement me at Military Security and Arms Control summit in Vienna on May 18, Moscow lambasted US' Democratic majority leer Steny Hoyer for "openly declaring that  US is in a state of war with Russia". Hoyer (D-Md.) was arguing on House floor about ongoing inflation of energy costs due to Russia's war.

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"Seems western malicious attempts to accuse Russia of 'aggressive nuclear rhetoric' would never end. Meanwhile, Russian doctrine has a purely defensive nature," Moscow's delegation asserted, justifying Russia President Valdimir Putin's military operation in Ukraine. 

Moscow accuses West of flaring Ukraine conflict

Russia refuted United States narrative of it waging a "nuclear war" saying that such a conflict "must never be fought" and that any military conflict between nuclear powers "must be avoided as declared by P5 countries".

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Moscow accused West of flaring Ukraine conflict by supplying weaponry to Ukraine to kill Russian commanders and its military forces. Pentagon and its allies have supplied more than 60 anti-tank missile systems and more than 25 MANPS to Kyiv regime, Russian delegation noted.

Russia asserted that US Department of Defense Secretary Austin Lloyd has mitted that such dangerous weaponry has been supplied to Kyiv, that it is difficult to track and prevent from getting to wrong hands via black market. It may pose a big threat to commercial airlines and transport, Russia ded.

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US defense Secretary h also earlier me controversial statements, saying that United States wants to see Ukraine win war and a “weakened” Russia that no longer has capacity to inve its neighbours. “We want to see Russia weakened to degree that it can’t do kinds of things that it has done in inving Ukraine,” Austin said during his visit to Poland, Russian delegation reminded. Austin defined “America’s goals for success” in Ukraine, said Russia. 

Russia alleged that for years, US has used Ukraine to covert its covert biological programs, including ones on mentally disabled and children, who have been used as test subjects for tuberculosis and or dangerous pathogens.

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"Russian goal is to end this mil-bio activity for good," delegation said. Justifying war in Ukraine, Russia stated that its "special military operation" is being conducted to demilitarise and denazify Ukraine, to defend people of DPR, LPR and Ukrainians mselves against Nazi atrocities. " Russian people express firm support for Operation which will continue to go as planned," delegation said. 

20:52 IST, May 19th 2022