Russian nuclear strike would almost certainly draw 'physical response' - NATO official
FILE PHOTO: Banners displaying the NATO logo are placed at the entrance of new NATO headquarters during the move to the new building, in Brussels, Belgium April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman
A Russian nuclear strike would change the course of the conflict and almost certainly trigger a "physical response" from Ukraine allies and potentially from NATO, a senior NATO official said on Wednesday.
Any use of nuclear weapons by Moscow would have "unprecedented consequences" for Russia, the official warned.
It would "almost certainly be drawing a physical response from many allies, and potentially from NATO itself", he said.
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The official added that Moscow was using its nuclear threats mainly to deter NATO and other countries from directly entering its war on Ukraine.
