China has again told Russia not to even consider using a nuclear weapon against Ukraine, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Russian nuclear saber rattling has accelerated in 2026, with officials and major Russian outlets making the case for tactical nukes more forcefully and unambiguously than any time since Vladimir Putin ordered the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
In response, China, a vital enabler of Moscow¡¯s assault, has told Russia it must avoid any atomic attacks, Zelenskyy said ¡ª reiterating Beijing¡¯s long-stated opposition to nuclear strikes.
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