CIA chief says PM Modi's concern over nuclear war has backfired on Russia

 

• Burns said that China's President Xi Jinping and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed concern over the possibility of a nuclear war in Russia, possibly initiated by Vladimir Putin, has also had an aftereffect.

During an interview with PBS about the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said, "Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Modi raising concerns about the use of nuclear weapons in India will have an impact on Russia." Used to be.'

Burns said that China's President Xi Jinping and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed concerns over the possibility of a nuclear war in Russia, possibly initiated by Vladimir Putin, which has also affected the latter.

Burns said during an interview, "I think it has also been very helpful that in India Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Modi have also raised their concerns about the use of nuclear weapons. I think it has implications for Russia." is also having an impact." PBS.

The CIA's Burns assures that it has no evidence of Russia starting a nuclear war. He further claimed that Putin's warnings of nuclear war are just scaremongering.

Putin has previously said that a war with the eastern European nation of Russia would take some time and raised the risk of a nuclear war.

Recently PM Modi had a telephonic conversation with Russian President Putin. During the conversation, "PM Modi briefed President Putin about India's current Chairmanship of the G-20, highlighting its key priorities. He expressed the desire to work closely with the two countries during India's Chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Also expected. They agreed to be in regular touch with each.other," according to a statement from the PMO.

Putin's opinion on nuclear war

Putin, speaking at a meeting of Russia's Human Rights Council in the Kremlin, said Moscow would fight back with "all available means at their disposal". He called it a special military operation.

According to a CNN report, "With regard to the protracted nature of the special military operation and its results, it is certainly going to take some time."

According to the same report, Putin, without explicitly ruling out the first use of nuclear weapons, said that he views the Russian nuclear arsenal as a deterrent rather than a provocation.

Putin said that Russia has a strategy and they attack in response. He said that the country considers the use of nuclear weapons for defense, they call it a retaliatory strike. "That is, when we are attacked, we attack in response," he said.

According to CNN, the Russian leader said that while the United States' nuclear weapons were located in large numbers on European soil, Russia had not transferred its nuclear weapons to other regions and is not planning to do so, but " Will defend its allies with all the means at its disposal, if necessary".