The United States warned this Sunday the Government of Vladimir Putin that any use of nuclear weapons will have “catastrophic consequences” for Russia, since the North American country and its allies will respond “decisively”.
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This was stated by the White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivanin an interview with CBSNews in which he said that the possible use of nuclear weapons must be “taken very seriously” for the first time since World War II.
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“We have communicated directly, in private, at very high levels to the Kremlin, that any use of nuclear weapons will have catastrophic consequences for Russia, that the United States and our allies will respond decisively,” the adviser said.
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In a televised speech last Wednesday, Putin mentioned the “weapons of the future” to warn NATO that Russia has an “unparalleled” nuclear arsenal that allows it to counter any Western threat.
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“I want to remind you that our country also has different offensive systems and, in some components, they are more modern than those of NATO countries,” he threatened.
Any use of nuclear weapons will have catastrophic consequences for Russia
In Sullivan’s view, both publicly and privately, the United States has been “clear and specific” about what a possible use of nuclear weapons would entail, since Joe Biden’s government “will respond decisively,” he insisted.
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The United States, added the government adviser, will continue to support Ukraine in its efforts to defend the country and its democracy and recalled that Over $15 billion in aid has already been provided for weapons and air defense systems.
In the interview, Sullivan also referred to the current situation of the Russian Army and assured that the massive call for citizen mobilization “is not exactly a sign of strength or confidence”, but “a sign that they are suffering a lot on the Russian side. ”.
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Meanwhile, the referendums on joining Russia in the Ukrainian territories controlled by Russian forces, to which Ukraine and the West deny any legitimacy, entered their third day this Sunday, while military operations continue without respite on the front line.
The administrations installed in the territories under the control of the Russian Army denounced a resurgence of Ukrainian attacks in an attempt to frustrate the votes, which according to the pro-Russians are taking place successfully.
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At least two people, including former Ukrainian deputy Alexei Zhuravko, died today in a missile attack on a hotel in Kherson, the capital of the homonymous region of Ukraine, controlled almost entirely by the Russian Army, according to supporters of The Kremlin.
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