U.S. warned Russia “catastrophic consequences” launches nuclear attack Ukraine

The U.S. has warned Russia of “catastrophic consequences” if it launches a nuclear attack on Ukraine

President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said Sunday.

Sullivan, speaking on ABC’s “This Week” show, said U.S. officials have told Russian officials privately that Biden “will respond decisively” if Russian President Vladimir Putin orders a nuclear strike but did not say how the U.S. would respond.

Sullivan said the U.S. would “not engage in a game of rhetorical tit-for-tat” with Russia.

But Sullivan, in a separate interview, told NBC’s “Meet the Press” show that “Russia understands very well what the United States would do in response to the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine because we have spelled it out for them.”

The U.S. response came after Putin signaled the possibility of a nuclear attack last week as he called up 300,000 military reservists to help fight in its seven-month invasion of Ukraine. 

The troop augmentation came after Russian battlefield setbacks, with Kyiv’s forces recapturing large swaths of territory in northeast Ukraine that Russia had seized in the early weeks of the war.

Widespread protests against Putin’s troop call-up have erupted in Russia, with police arresting hundreds of demonstrators participating in street protests in Moscow and elsewhere.

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AS telah memperingatkan Rusia tentang "konsekuensi bencana" jika meluncurkan serangan nuklir ke Ukraina,

- Penasihat keamanan nasional Presiden Joe Biden, Jake Sullivan, mengatakan hari Minggu.

Sullivan, berbicara di acara "Minggu Ini" ABC, mengatakan pejabat AS telah memberi tahu pejabat Rusia secara pribadi bahwa Biden "akan menanggapi dengan tegas" jika Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin memerintahkan serangan nuklir tetapi tidak mengatakan bagaimana AS akan menanggapi.

Sullivan mengatakan Amerika Serikat tidak akan " terlibat dalam permainan retoris tit-for-tat" dengan Rusia.

Tetapi Sullivan, dalam wawancara terpisah, mengatakan kepada NBC "Meet the Press" menunjukkan bahwa "Rusia memahami dengan baik apa yang akan dilakukan Amerika Serikat dalam menanggapi penggunaan senjata nuklir di Ukraina karena kami telah menjelaskannya untuk mereka. "

Tanggapan AS datang setelah Putin menandakan kemungkinan serangan nuklir pekan lalu saat ia memanggil 300.000 cadangan militer untuk membantu memerangi invasi tujuh bulannya ke Ukraina. 

Augmentasi pasukan terjadi setelah kemunduran medan perang Rusia, dengan pasukan Kyiv merebut kembali petak besar wilayah di timur laut Ukraina yang telah dikuasai Rusia pada minggu-minggu awal perang.

Protes meluas terhadap panggilan pasukan Putin telah meletus di Rusia, dengan polisi menangkap ratusan demonstran yang berpartisipasi dalam protes jalanan di Moskow dan tempat lain.

Source:

VOA