Russia’s Nuclear Doctrine is Why Defeat is ‘Impossible,’ Says Envoy

Russia’s official nuclear doctrine is the reason why its defeat in Ukraine is “impossible,” Ambassador Denis Alipov argued.

He stated that the doctrine, which allows for nuclear use in response to an “existential threat,” is the ultimate guarantee against a military loss.

“Simply because of our nuclear weapons,” Alipov said, Russia “can’t be taken over.”

This, in his view, makes the European hope for a Ukrainian victory “childish” and “unprofessional.”

He also contrasted this with Donald Trump, who he claimed “understands” the reality that the war “is lost by Ukraine and the West.”