U.S. warns Russia of damage if it uses nuclear weapons

U.S. President Joe Biden's national security adviser said on Sunday that the United States had warned Russia that if Moscow used nuclear weapons in its increasing desperation to hold onto territory in Ukraine, the country would be harmed by the United States' private conversations with Russian officials.

The adviser, Jake Sullivan, repeated the comments several times in three Sunday television interviews, but he left deliberately vague whether those consequences would be military, economic or diplomatic. Officials said they still had not seen any movement in Russia's stock of 2,000 or so small tactical weapons - which can be launched from a short or medium-range missile despite President Vladimir Putin's threats last week that this is not a bluff. This could be due to a conflict with your ad blocker or security software. There are some permitted sites for jp and piano.io. If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see this support page. We humbly apologize for the inconvenience.