“It’s the first time. We’ve never had this kind of missile before“, a source within the Ukrainian army told Agence France-Presse (AFP). This type of missile has the capacity to carry nuclear warheads and strike thousands of kilometers away. The missile in question did not, however, carry a nuclear warhead.It’s obvious“, given the limited extent of the damage, added this source.
The intercontinental ballistic missile is designed in particular to carry nuclear warheads.
While Volodymyr Zelensky denounced the fact that his “crazy neighbor“Russian uses Ukraine as”a testing ground“, the Kremlin, for its part, refuses to comment on the accusation. “I have nothing to say on this topic“, declared Dmitri Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, questioned by the media on this subject during a daily briefing. Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for Russian diplomacy, was even interrupted by a telephone call during a press conference to remain silent on the subject At the end of the line, the interlocutor (unidentified) ordered not to comment on the strike, taking care not to pronounce the terms. “missile intercontinental”.
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A response or an escalation?
Peter Stano, the European Commission’s foreign affairs spokesperson, said on Thursday that if the information is confirmed, ““It is obvious that this attack would mark a further escalation on the part of Vladimir Putin.”
On Tuesday, Ukraine for its part used American ATACMS missiles for the first time, with a range of 300 kilometers, against a military installation in the Russian region of Bryansk, after receiving the green light from Washington. Until then, the White House was in fact opposed to the use of these missiles on Russian territory, fearing the reaction from Moscow. This Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that it had shot down “two British-made ‘Storm Shadow’ cruise missiles” also fired from Ukraine into its territory, without specifying the place or time of this interception.
gullFor two months, Ukraine and Russia will have fun scaring each other.
Faced with this observation, Jean-Pierre Maulny, deputy director of Iris, nevertheless prefers to speak “response“rather than”climbing“from Moscow.”The message is: ‘we’re going to continue to give you back’.”
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Nuclear threat
For this specialist, these latest events can be explained by the imminent arrival of Donald Trump at the White House, who “will arrive with the aim of bringing the belligerents to the negotiating table. Everyone therefore tries to create the best conditions beforehand. For two months, Ukraine and Russia will have fun scaring each other.“
Like today. By responding with an intercontinental ballistic missile, the Russians are seeking to show that they are close to the option of resorting to nuclear weapons. Russian doctrine was also revised on Tuesday to expand the possibility of using atomic bombs: Russia can now use them in the event of an attack.massive“by a non-nuclear country but supported by a nuclear power. Which is exactly the situation in Ukraine, which is notably supported by the United States, France and the United Kingdom, three nuclear powers.
gullA priori we will never have massive strikes from Ukraine.
“The text speaks of massive strikes by Ukraine. But a priori we will never have onetempers Jean-Pierre Maulny. First, because it is very expensive. Then, because the Ukrainians will now mainly target strategic military targets to disrupt their adversary’s capabilities.“
The spokesperson for the Russian presidency, Dmitri Peskov, for his part affirmed on Thursday that Russia would “maximum d’efforts“to avoid a nuclear war…and that he hopes that”other countries“would also adopt”this responsible posture“.
