The rhetorical war between Russia and the United States over the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine heats up. The US has warned Moscow that the consequences will be “catastrophic.”
U.S. In an interview, Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed reports that the US had privately warned the Putin administration to avoid nuclear war.
Not only Blinken, but Joe Biden’s National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, stated that the US has warned Russia of “catastrophic consequences” if nukes are used.
The warnings follow Putin’s veiled threat to use nuclear weapons in a speech on September 21 that announced the expansion of Ukraine’s operation.