Biden questions Putin claim Russia won't use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
President Joe Biden questioned Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim Russia won't deploy nuclear weapons in Ukraine Thursday and criticized his "dangerous" threats.
If Vladimir Putin really does have no intention of deploying nuclear weapons in Ukraine, President Joe Biden asked Thursday, then "why does he keep talking about it?"
After weeks of threats from Moscow and fears of escalation in the conflict, the Russian leader had earlier in the day played down the idea of the Kremlin taking such a drastic step.
But Biden expressed skepticism and criticized Putin for what he called "dangerous" brinkmanship.
“I think if he has no intention, why does he keep talking about it? Why does he talk about the ability to use a tactical nuclear weapon?" Biden told NewsNation in an interview late Thursday in Syracuse, New York.
"He’s been very dangerous with how he’s approached this, and he should just get out — he could end this all, get out of Ukraine,” Biden added.
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