The circumstances in which NATO might have to use nuclear weapons are “extremely remote”, the Western defence alliance’s secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday (October 13).
He added however that there would be “severe consequences” if Russia used such weapons.
“We will not go into exactly how we will respond, but this will fundamentally change the nature of the conflict. It means that a very important line has been crossed,” Stoltenberg told a news conference after a meeting of NATO defence ministers.
The comments came after Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened the use of nuclear weapons since his military was beaten back on several fronts in Ukraine over the past month and Russia proclaimed the annexation of Ukrainian territories.
Stoltenberg said NATO would remain “very vigilant” in the coming weeks as Russia holds its own nuclear drills.
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