If Russian President Putin makes good on his threat to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the U.S. would likely respond with a sweeping economic embargo combined with massive conventional attack on Russian military positions.
President Vladimir Putin speaking at the Kremlin about Russia's annexation of four Ukrainian regions Sept. 30, .
But even as Sullivan has gone public on the issue, Cirincione acknowledged that the threats have not deterred Putin from talking up the nuclear scenario. Last Friday, Putin gave a speech at the Kremlin in which he announced the annexation of four regions of Ukraine mostly occupied by Russia but where it is also getting pushed back by Kyiv's forces. Putin said that Russia would use “all means available” to defend its territory.
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan talks to reporters during the daily news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on September 30, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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