[Capture news] After Korea, this time, Japan...Russia 'catastrophic' warning

Russia says deploying nuclear weapons in Ukraine is "crazy" and warns it will put the world in disaster.

[Marya Zakharova / Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: Irresponsible actions by Ukraine and the West could put the world on the brink of disaster. I think the majority of the world understands this well.

It also claimed that Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine to prevent this situation.

In addition, Kyodo News reported that the U.S. will deploy missile units to Japan and the Philippines in the event of an emergency in Taiwan.

[Marya Zakharova/Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson: Such a move would only trigger an arms race, raise the level of potential conflict and raise strategic risks]

In fact, it would pose a threat to Russia's security, he said, stressing that he had no choice but to take necessary measures in response.

He also warned that the revised nuclear doctrine should be referred to for any retaliation.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov also threatened Russia to do so if the U.S. deploys missiles in Asia.

On the 19th, Russian President Putin approved a revised nuclear doctrine that eased the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons.

The situation in which Russia can use nuclear weapons has been lowered from 'threatening the existence of the state' to 'threatening the national sovereignty and territorial integrity'.

In addition, even if a non-nuclear state attacks Russia with the support of a nuclear state, it is subject to a nuclear attack.

I'm Park Youngjin of YTN.

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