Biden gave a speech about black people and black rights at the White House.
After the speech, a journalist in the hall said, “Should Americans be worried that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will lead to a larger nuclear conflict?” she asked.
US President Biden answered “No” to the question in question.
“WE HAVE NOT CHANGED OUR ASSESSMENT”
The Biden administration wants to de-escalate tensions after Russian President Vladimir Putin put his country’s deterrent forces, including nuclear weapons, on high alert, White House spokesman Jen Psaki said in a statement today, adding that the United States has sufficient capability and capacity to defend itself, and that it has reached nuclear alert levels. He declared that he has not changed. “We have not changed our own assessment, but we also need to be very clear about using Russia’s threats,” Psaki said. “The only thing we want to do right now is to de-escalate tensions,” he said.
“NOTHING JUSTICES THE USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS”
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in his speech at the UN General Assembly meeting, said that according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), half a million Ukrainians have already left the country and said, “Nothing can justify the use of nuclear weapons.”
PUTIN GAVE THE ORDER
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has ordered the Ministry of Defense to put the Russian nuclear deterrent forces into a special warfare mission. Speaking on state television, Putin ordered the Ministry of Defense to put the Russian nuclear deterrent forces into a special warfare mission, citing aggressive statements by NATO leaders and economic sanctions against Moscow.