Deputy of the German Bundestag Gregor Gysi, in response to the question of whether it is necessary for the UN General Assembly to adopt a resolution that the use of nuclear weapons by Russia against Ukraine would be a declaration of war on humanity, the politician replied that such a step by the Russian Federation would lead to the outbreak of the Third World War and its self-distruction.
The German politician made the corresponding statement in Guildhall's commentary.
"If Russia uses nuclear weapons against Ukraine, with or without a UN General Assembly resolution, all of humanity will suffer, and such a move will lead to the Third World War. So I assume and hope that it will not come to this… And I would react to the threat itself in such a way that if Russia leads to the Third World War, it will destroy itself," the politician summed up.
On April 5, during an informal meeting with representatives of the diplomatic corps of the CIS countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov again spoke about the possible use of nuclear weapons, without ruling out such a possibility.
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that the world should prepare for a nuclear strike by the aggressor.On the air of the Russia 1 TV channel, propagandist Olga Skabeeva and State Duma deputy from the LDPR faction Alexei Zhuravlev discussed how many seconds the Sarmat intercontinental missile would reach the capitals of Great Britain, Germany and France, providing Ukraine weapons.
Earlier, the head of the Center for Defense Reforms, coordinator of the interdepartmental platform for countering hybrid threats, which operates within the framework of Ukraine-NATO cooperation, Oleksandr V. Danilyuk suggested that in response to confirmation of intentions to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine, Russia should be excluded from the UN Security Counsil, and the UN General Assembly should immediately adopt a resolution that such a step on the part of the Russian Federation would be a declaration of war on humanity.
In turn, the former British Foreign Secretary, Member of the House of Lords of the British Parliament, David Owen, said that the initiative to submit Russia's threats to use nuclear weapons to the UN General Assembly deserves serious consideration.
Politicians across the world have reacted to the threats of the Russian side about the use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine.Member of the Latvian Parliament, President of the Baltic Assembly Janis Vucans said that the adoption of a UN General Assembly resolution that a Russian nuclear strike on Ukraine would be considered a declaration of war on all mankind would act as a deterrent against the Russian nuclear threat.
Member of the Europarliament, ex-Lithuanian Defense Minister Rasa Juknevicienė said that if Russia uses nuclear weapons against Ukraine or any European country, such a nuclear strike should be considered a declaration of war on the whole world.
Former Commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, Member of the EP, Lieutenant General Rigo Terras also said that the UN General Assembly should adopt a resolution that the use of nuclear weapons by Russia against Ukraine will be regarded as a declaration of war on humanity.
Robin Wagner, deputy of the German Bundestag from the Greens, said that nuclear threats from the Russian Federation are unworthy of a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
Member of the Romanian Parliament, member of the Save Romania Union party, Lorincz Stefan-Iulian, spoke about Russian threats and said that such threats are the basis for at least a temporary suspension of Russia's membership in the UN Security Council.
The head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Estonian Parliament, Marko Mihkelson, said that the mere thought of using nuclear weapons is a violation of the key principles on which the United Nations is founded. According to him, there are a number of reasons why Russia's UN membership should be stopped.