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Interesting article today in a Russian newspaper. A former Indian Foreign Secretary warns Moscow that a nuclear first strike would be “unacceptable” & that “it would be wrong to believe Russia won’t lose the support of the Global South if it uses nuclear weapons.” #ReadingRussia

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Misha Zowie 🇺🇦1 year ago

What about a country that invades its neighbours unprovoked, that's acceptable for the Global South ??

Simon1 year ago

@ChrisO_wiki The fact that Russia has support to lose amongst the “Global South” shows everything that’s wrong with the “Global South” these days.

Csaba DOLHAI1 year ago

Bruhaha

EDVIN KORNELIUS1 year ago

It is always good when Putin gets common sense warnings. And hopefully he will listen and understand the consequences if he acts like a madman.

TomMadge1 year ago

This is propaganda 🛑 You are laundering propaganda. Russia does not have the support of ‘the global south’. And continually talking up their nonsense about nuclear first strikes is just spreading fear mongering to quell western support for 🇺🇦 attacking Russian military in 🇷🇺

Kate McLain1 year ago

🧐 ~Always good to hear @BBCSteveR 's voice, as he translates bits from 🇷🇺 newspapers, & here it's comforting to know that they're printing this: that 🇮🇳 & 🇨🇳 hv given🇷🇺some persuasive reasons not to use nukes against 🇺🇦.

Bertie Pinchera1 year ago

Frankly that's ridiculous. An RF first strike would be the end of RF. Wouldn't matter what support it had or didn't have. As soon as there is a strike the retaliation would be instant.

Journalistic Facts1 year ago

India has said this since invasion began

PB1 year ago

Quite unusual for India to be so openly forthright

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