
WASHINGTON, September 30 – Novosti. The United States takes Russia’s claims about nuclear weapons “very seriously” and is considering steps to deal with the possibility of their use by Moscow, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Friday.
“We take these statements very seriously. We are closely monitoring whether Russia is taking any steps to suggest that it is thinking about the possibility of using nuclear weapons. To date, we do not see it taking such steps,” Blinken said. during a joint press conference with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly .
At the same time, according to the Secretary of State, Washington “is preparing for any possible scenario,” including a scenario where Moscow uses nuclear weapons. “We consider all threats from Russia against Ukraine very seriously,” the US Secretary of State stressed.