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U.S. and Russian officials have been in “sporadic” contact on the nuclear issue, the Kremlin said on Monday over the “catastrophic consequences” of Russia using its nuclear weapons, National Security Advisor Jake He said it the day after Sullivan warned him.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week that the country’s nuclear threat was “not a bluff”.
“I would like to remind you that our country also has various means of destruction,” Putin said Wednesday. definitely exercise
The threat has been condemned by senior U.S. officials, and Sullivan said on Sunday that the U.S. is in contact with Russia on civilian channels about the response it will take.
Russian forces blocked by Ukrainian forces and Dnieper river, barge carrying supplies to Russian forces sinks
“If Russia crosses this line, it will have devastating consequences for Russia. The United States will respond decisively,” Sullivan told NBC News on Sunday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that there was a “channel of dialogue” “of a very sporadic nature,” according to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Putin of using nuclear weapons as “nuclear blackmail”.
“Yesterday it may have been a bluff. Now it may be a reality,” Zelenskiy told CBS on Sunday. “I don’t think he’s bluffing.”