5 minutes agoUS concerned about possible nuclear movement on Russia's side
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(4 years ago)US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN on Sunday that while the Benden administration is “concerned about the possibility of escalation”, regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear position, “we have not seen anything that would require us to change our nuclear position”, reports the Express. “We are getting [...]
And we're looking at this extremely closely, and obviously, the risk of escalation with a nuclear power is severe and it's a kind of conflict different from the other conflicts that the American people have seen during the years”, Sullivan said.
And the American president, Joe Biden, should take this extremely seriously, even though we double our efforts to support the Ukrainians. As things are today, the United States has not adjusted its nuclear position, but it is something we monitor. day by day, hour by hour, because it is a top priority for President”, he added.
He also said the Russian forces' attacks on Lviv, near Ukraine's border with Poland, are a sign that Putin “is frustrated by the fact that his forces are not making the sort of progress he thought would make against large cities, including Kyivin, that he is expanding the number of targets, that he is attacking and that he is trying to cause damage in any part of the country”.
Sullivan said Russia would pay “heavy price” if it uses chemical weapons in Ukraine.
He told the US television network CBS Face the Nation that any attacks on NATO would be followed by a full response from the alliance.
Sullivan said they are in direct contact with Moscow to warn against any movement.
The use of weapons of mass destruction would be a shocking additional line Putin is going through in terms of his attack on international law and international norms”, Sullivan said.
