US urges world to tell Russia to stop its nuclear threats
Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/AP
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The U.S., Russia and Ukraine's top diplomats spoke at a high-profile U.N. Security Council meeting on Thursday, but they did not quite come together. The United States encouraged other countries to tell Russia to cease making nuclear threats and end "the tragedy" of its war in Ukraine.
AP News published a centrist article about how for the first time since World War II, Russia drew down some of its reserves. President Vladimir Putin said that if his nation's territory is threatened, it will "use all tools at our disposal" to protect itself. Blinken urged ““Every council member should send a clear message that these reckless nuclear threats must stop immediately”.
A left-leaning article from Washington Post highlights that the U.S. has been privately communicating with Moscow for several months, warning the Russian government of the dire repercussions that would follow the use of a nuclear weapon. The White House is making an effort to promote "strategic ambiguity," as it is known in the field of nuclear deterrence, at a time when Russia is intensifying its rhetoric about the use of nuclear weapons and undergoing a domestic mobilization to stem its military defeats in eastern Ukraine.
A right-leaning article from Washington Examiner highlights how John Kirby, NSC coordinator for strategic communications, called out Putin's veiled reference to using "all weapon systems". Kirby said the U.S. is watching "very, very closely" for any signs Putin is mobilizing his nuclear forces after Putin insisted his threat was "not a bluff".
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U.S. has sent private warnings to Russia against using a nuclear weapon
Washington Post