The risk of Putin using nuclear weapons exists but does not seem “imminent”

The risk of the use of nuclear weapons by Russian President Vladimir Putin exists but it does not seem “imminent”, a senior American official said on Friday.

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“There is a risk, given the levity and the warlike attitude with which Putin speaks about it, that he is considering this, and in the same way we have been very clear about what the consequences would be,” he told the press. urges White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.

AFP

“We currently see no indications of an imminent use of nuclear weapons,” he added, however.