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China and India may have told Russia directly that they opposed any use of nuclear weapons by Moscow in Ukraine, according to US secretary of state Antony Blinken.
Speaking on the first anniversary of the full-scale invasion, Mr Blinken credited China and India for having a little bit more influence with Russia these days in stalling a potential use of nuclear weapons on the battlefield.
Mr Blinken was asked by The Atlantics Jeff Goldberg how worried Washington was in crossing a line to provoke Russian president Vladimir Putin into using nuclear weapons.
The top American diplomat said escalatory measures like nuclear weapons have not been used by Russia yet because that is the last thing that Vladimir Putin needs is himself in a wider war.
He said there were heightened concerns in some moments, such as when Ukrainian forces launched a counter offensive last Spring and Mr Putin suggested the use of tactical nuclear weapons.
... we urged, and I think successfully, other countries that might have a little bit more influence with Russia these days, like China, but also other countries like India, to engage him [Putin] directly about their absolute opposition to any use of nuclear weapons, he said.

Bullshit

Russia is never going to nuke Ukraine, it's next door and they are trying to the damn thing over

If Russia nukes anyone it'd be the UK, hence why they threaten to do it every other week

Why nuke something that you see as your own country?

Guys nukes aren't always gigantic explosions.

Some are just big enough to blow up a walmart that has reinforced walls as in a small military fortress.

I think we should all take your word over US secretary of state Antony Blinken.

Surely you have critical intel not widely available to general public and he does not.

Google appeal to authority

Then come back then explain why any nation would nuke a nation right next door (which would effect Russia) that they are actively attempting to annex.

And then after explaining why would they do that, go to on to explain why fucking India going "Nah bruh" would make them change their mind.

It makes no fucking sense and is blatant bullshit

I am not appealing to authority

I think we should all take your word over US secretary of state Antony Blinken.

Surely you have critical intel not widely available to general public and he does not.

ayyy blinken

that is not appeal to authority

that is me choosing to believe him over you

Because he's an authority. That's what appeal to authority is. When you don't make decisions based on logic or facts or reasoning and instead based on the title of the person saying it.

You're beliving nonsense and complete fallacies with no logic because it comes from an authority figure.

There is 0 reason to nuke the country you're trying to take over that's right next to your own country, let alone a country famous for farming

And then once you're gungho on doing that being talked out of it by India.

Do you believe Trump actually won the election because he says so? Don't just accept things because the person saying it has a fancy title. People have agendas and say complete bullshit because there are folks out there who just believe whatever they are told.

ok, it is possible for Putin to use nukes in Ukraine.

Why nuke something that you see as your own country?

This all just seems like bad propaganda. I feel like we used to make good propaganda. What happened

what makes you guys think he wouldn't nuke moldova