Russian propagandists are actively spreading statements by Kremlin representatives such as Pieskov and Medvediev about the alleged intention of the United States to provide Ukraine with nuclear weapons. These statements note that such a step could be considered by the West as an attack on Russia, which justifies the use of a nuclear response. However, this is a fake.

The Center for Strategic Communications and Security drew attention to it. Its experts note that in fact this is another attempt by Russia to carry out nuclear blackmail aimed at destabilizing the West and weakening support for Ukraine. The reason for such statements was a publication in the New York Times, where an unnamed official only mentioned nuclear weapons in theory, calling such a scenario complex and unlikely.

The reality is that the United States, as a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), cannot transfer them to other countries. Russia violates the NPT by supporting the nuclear programs of the DPRK and Iran, while simultaneously accusing the West of fictitious “escalation”. Therefore, these statements are a tool of propaganda and reflection of their aggressive policy.