During his speech to the Russian nation, Vladimir Putin warned the West of a “real threat” of nuclear war in the event of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine. Comments that the United States described as “irresponsible”. “This is no way for the leader of a nuclear-armed state to speak,” the State Department spokesperson said.
The United States judged “irresponsible” Thursday the comments of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who warned the West against a “real threat” of nuclear war in the event of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine.
There are no signs that Russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon.”
“This is not the first time we have seen irresponsible rhetoric from Vladimir Putin. This is no way to speak for the leader of a nuclear-armed state,” he told the press Matthew Miller, spokesperson for the State Department. In a speech, the Russian president addressed the West, telling them that “they must understand that we, too, have weapons capable of hitting targets on their territory.”
“Everything they are inventing at the moment, in addition to frightening the whole world, is a real threat of conflict with the use of nuclear weapons and therefore the destruction of civilization.” The American official recalled that “in the past, we have communicated privately and directly with Russia on the consequences of the use of a nuclear weapon.” “We have no signs that Russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon,” he said.