KYIV. UkraineGate .28 . October . 2022 | War News .
US President Joe Biden on Thursday was skeptical of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statement that he did not intend to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, reuters reports .
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“If he doesn’t intend to, why does he keep talking about it? Why is he talking about the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons?” said Biden in an interview with NewsNation.
“He was very dangerous in the way he approached it,” Biden said.
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Putin in his speech earlier in the day, according to the publication, downplayed the significance of the nuclear confrontation with the West, insisting that Russia did not threaten to use nuclear weapons and only responded to the nuclear “blackmail” of Western leaders.
In recent weeks, Putin and other Russian officials have repeatedly stated that Russia can use nuclear weapons to protect its territorial integrity.
Earlier in an interview with CNN, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Russia may be considering using the so-called “dirty bomb” and creating a pretext for blaming Ukraine. But he said the United States has not seen any signs so far.
“They often accuse others of what they themselves are doing or going to do. That’s why we have to take it seriously,” Kirby said of Putin’s accusations. “I will also tell you that even today we see no signs that the Russians are planning to use a dirty bomb or even preparing for it.”
Source: Ukrgate
