Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Russia could use
nuclear weapons out of desperation as its invasion falters, echoing comments by
CIA director William Burns.
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Asked about the threat, Zelensky said "all of the world" should be
worried that Russia "began to speak about... nuclear weapons or some
chemical weapons."
"They could do it, I mean they can," he told CNN. "For them,
life of the people is nothing... let's not be afraid -- be ready."
Burns said Thursday that Russia's battlefield setbacks raised the risk that
President Vladimir Putin could deploy a tactical or low-yield nuclear weapon.
The Kremlin said it had placed Russian nuclear forces on high alert shortly
after the assault began February 24, but the United States says it has not seen
any sign of unusual nuclear movements.
Russian military doctrine includes the "escalate to de-escalate,"
principle of launching a small nuclear weapon to regain the initiative in war.
US President Joe Biden is "deeply concerned about avoiding a third
world war, about avoiding a threshold in which nuclear conflict becomes
possible," said Burns.
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