Biden threatens Putin: We will respond harshly to the use of chemical weapons

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The heads of state and government of the 30 members of the NATO alliance met today (Thursday) in Brussels for an emergency discussion on the background of the war between Russia and Ukraine. The nature of the response will depend on the nature of the use. “

Biden added that “NATO has never been more united and that is the opposite of what Putin thought would happen.” He called for continued unity so that sanctions remain in place long enough to influence Moscow’s decision-making. Compared to Biden, British Boris Johnson and Frenchman Emmanuel Macron declined to say exactly how they would react if Russia used chemical weapons in Ukraine.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg today warned Russia against the use of chemical or nuclear weapons, which are widely feared in the West: “Any use of chemical weapons will completely change the nature of the conflict, it will be a blatant violation of international law and will have far-reaching consequences. “You can not win a nuclear war.”

“Any use of chemical weapons will completely change the nature of the conflict”

A month has passed since Putin announced a “special military operation” in which Russia invaded Ukraine. In the US, it is estimated that Russia lost more than 10% of its combat capability before entering the war in Ukraine, as soldiers, tanks and military equipment take into account.

While in Brussels the leaders of Western countries continue to discuss their response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which today (Thursday) entered its second month, in Kiev continue to claim success with the Russian army in battles, and repel it in certain areas near the capital. Government officials there claim that the Ukrainian army is no longer on the defensive in areas around Kiev, and that in one of them north of the city Russian forces were forced to withdraw a distance of about 70 km, and in regional areas they withdrew a distance of about 35 km.

“I’m not optimistic that Putin really wants peace.”

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in an interview with the BBC that he thinks “that Ukraine can definitely win, I do not think it’s going to be easy. “. Johnson added that he was “not optimistic” that Putin really wanted peace.

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