According to US President Joe Biden, nuclear weapons use in Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin would be an “incredibly serious mistake.” While the operator of Ukraine’s nuclear energy reported that its neighbor was carrying out some covert work at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, the Biden administration had earlier claimed that Russia had provided notice of its intention to hold routine drills of its nuclear capabilities.
At the White House on Tuesday, Biden told reporters, “Let me just say: Russia would be making an enormously severe mistake if it deploys a tactical nuclear weapon. He was responding to a query about whether Russia was ready to use a nuclear weapon or a “dirty bomb.” “At this point, I can’t assure you that this operation is a false flag; I don’t know. But that would be a grave error,” Biden insisted.
The President was unambiguous in what he stated, according to Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary. “He repeated it today. The use of nuclear weapons by Russia in Ukraine would be a grave error with serious repercussions. Regarding the probable deployment of a dirty bomb, she said, “Look, Russia is pushing blatantly false allegations.
“I said that, as you heard. You may have heard my State Department colleague remark yesterday that Ukraine is getting ready to unleash a dirty bomb on its soil. That is what we refer to as false, bogus accusations made by Russia. We must therefore treat this seriously. Russia has been known to aggravate situations through false allegations in the past, she added.
Though he emphasized that the US will continue to monitor the situation “very, very attentively,” Jean-Pierre claimed that the US had not observed Russia make any preparations along those lines. She threatened Russia with consequences but added, “I’m not going to lay them out here. And, as you can see, we have had direct contact with them. I just won’t jump ahead of any discussions regarding the plan we’ve outlined for the Russians.
When asked about possible peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, Jean-Pierre responded that Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, should negotiate.