# Russian MFA: West’s toying with nuclear weapons is a particular concern

https://mins.news/en/item/64026

- TASS, 2026-09-18 10:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2189575

> Russian Foreign Ministry official Vladislav Maslennikov said Western countries’ “toying” with nuclear weapons is especially concerning and the outlook is grim. He cited Finland joining France’s nuclear deterrence initiative and lifting peacetime restrictions on importing nuclear weapons as developments worsening the situation.