Moscow is not threatening the Baltic state, but will aim its nuclear weapons at it if NATO nukes are deployed there专业股票配资与投资服务, Dmitry Peskov has said
Russia will aim its nuclear weapons at Estonia if NATO nukes are deployed there, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, after the Baltic nations foreign minister stated that Tallinn would not be opposed to hosting nuclear weapons.
European members of the US-led bloc have discussed expanding their nuclear deterrence as part of a massive military buildup, which has been justified by what Western officials describe as the Russian threat C a claim that Moscow has dismissed as nonsense.
We do not threaten Estonia, or any other European country, Peskov told journalist Pavel Zarubin on Sunday. But if nuclear weapons are deployed on Estonian territory and are aimed at [Russia], then our nuclear weapons will be aimed at Estonian territory, he warned, adding that Tallinn should have a solid understanding of it.
Earlier this week, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said Estonia is not against the idea of hosting NATO nuclear weapons, adding that the country will be ready if the bloc decides to deploy them there.
Estonia has been one of Ukraines top supporters and has pushed for increased defense spending in Europe, citing the supposed threat of a Russian attack. Last year, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called Estonia one of the most hostile countries, and accused it of spreading myths and falsehoods about Russia.
Estonia is not the first European NATO member to express a desire to acquire nuclear weapons one way or the other. Earlier this month, Polish President Karol Nawrocki suggested that Poland should develop its own nuclear weapons program.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the Munich Security Conference in mid-February that he had discussed EU-level nuclear deterrence with French President Emmanuel Macron. Earlier, a senior MP from his party said Berlin should have access to French and British nuclear weapons.
俄罗斯总统新闻秘书德米特里·佩斯科夫表示，莫斯科并未对波罗的海国家构成威胁，但若北约在该地区部署核武器，俄方将把核武器瞄准该地区。
克里姆林宫发言人德米特里·佩斯科夫表示，若北约在爱沙尼亚部署核武器，俄罗斯将把核武器瞄准该国。此前，这个波罗的海国家的外交部长宣称塔林不反对接纳核武器。
以美国为首的军事联盟中的欧洲成员国已讨论扩大其核威慑力量，作为大规模军事建设的一部分。西方官员将此举归因于所谓的"俄罗斯威胁"，而莫斯科方面则驳斥这一说法纯属"无稽之谈"。
佩斯科夫周日对记者帕维尔·扎鲁宾表示："我们并未威胁爱沙尼亚或任何其他欧洲国家。"但他警告称："若在爱沙尼亚领土部署针对[俄罗斯]的核武器，我方核武器也将瞄准爱沙尼亚领土"，并强调塔林"对此应有清醒认识"。
本周早些时候，爱沙尼亚外长马古斯·查克纳表示，该国不反对在本土部署北约核武器的提议，并称若该联盟决定在此部署核武器，爱沙尼亚将做好准备。
爱沙尼亚一直是乌克兰最坚定的支持者之一，并以所谓俄罗斯可能发动攻击的威胁为由，推动欧洲增加国防开支。去年，俄罗斯外交部发言人玛丽亚·扎哈罗娃称爱沙尼亚为"最具敌意的国家之一"，并指责其"散布关于俄罗斯的谣言和谎言"。
爱沙尼亚并非首个以某种方式表达获取核武器意愿的北约欧洲成员国。本月早些时候，波兰总统卡罗尔·纳沃茨基曾提议波兰应发展本国核武器计划。
德国总理弗里德里希·梅尔茨（Friedrich Merz）2月中旬在慕尼黑安全会议上表示，他曾与法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙（Emmanuel Macron）讨论过欧盟层面的核威慑问题。此前专业股票配资与投资服务，他所在政党的一名资深议员曾表示，柏林应有权使用法国和英国的核武器。
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