- Blinken: U.S. takes Russia’s statements about nuclear weapons seriously
- NATO Secretary General urged to investigate explosions on the “Nord Streams”
- Biden promised Zelensky help in “returning lands”
- The United States and Britain imposed sanctions against Mishustin, Medvedev and Nabiullina
- Biden promised Zelensky help in “returning lands”
Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Russia faces “significant consequences” if it uses nuclear weapons.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in turn, has repeatedly stressed that the Russian Federation is ready to use nuclear weapons only to protect its own sovereignty.
The U.S. takes Russia’s claims of nuclear weapons very seriously. This was stated by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“We take these statements very seriously. We are closely monitoring whether Russia is taking any steps to suggest that it is thinking about the possibility of using nuclear weapons.
To date, we do not see her taking such steps, “Blinken said during a joint press conference with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie. It aired on C-Span.
According to the head of the State Department, the United States is working on actions in case Russia uses nuclear weapons. “We are taking all threats seriously,” Blinken said.
Russia faces “significant consequences” if it uses nuclear weapons.
This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. His speech was broadcast on the official website of the alliance.
“We will defend every inch of NATO territory. Therefore, the consequences of Russia’s nuclear strike will be significant,” Stoltenberg said.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin appealed to all nuclear powers and urged never to unleash a nuclear war, as there will be no winner in it.
The head of state has repeatedly stressed that Russia does not threaten anyone with nuclear weapons and is ready to use them only to protect its own sovereignty.
- NATO Secretary General urged to investigate explosions on the “Nord Streams”
NATO supports efforts to investigate explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines.
This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltebreg. The speech is broadcast on the official website of the alliance.
“We spoke with Scholz about the SP-1 and SP-2. It’s very serious.
We support attempts to investigate and clarify the facts, to find out who is behind this. Our military forces are present in the Baltic and North Seas.
This is the message: NATO members are ready to defend each other.
NATO members collect information that can help in monitoring energy infrastructure,” Stoltenberg said.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the Anglo-Saxons of sabotage on gas pipelines.
“It is clear that behind the explosions, behind the sabotage are those who benefit from it – and it is beneficial to them,” Putin said.
NATO does not recognize the entry into Russia of the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, as well as the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The speech is broadcast on the official NATO website.
“NATO countries do not recognize and will never recognize any part of the territories of the DPR and LPR as part of the Russian Federation.
NATO is not a party to the conflict, but provides Ukraine with support for self-defense enshrined in the UN Charter,” Stoltenberg said.
The NATO Secretary General also said that if Ukraine stops the conflict, it will cease to exist as a state.
According to Stoltenberg, Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking to stop military assistance to Ukraine from the alliance.
- The United States and Britain imposed sanctions against Mishustin, Medvedev and Nabiullina
The United States and great Britain expanded their sanctions list, they included family members of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, as well as the head of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina.
The relevant information appeared on the website of the White House.
“The list of citizens under sanctions has been updated. The following individuals have been added to the SDN OFAC list,” according to the White House website.
Under US sanctions were family members of Medvedev and Mishustin, the UK imposed restrictions on Nabiullina.
Sanctions were also imposed against family members of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
- Zelensky: Ukraine applies for NATO membership in an accelerated manner
Ukraine is applying for membership in the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) in an expedited manner. This was announced by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky.
“We … we are signing Ukraine’s application to join NATO in an expedited manner,” Zelensky wrote in his telegram channel, calling it a “decisive step.” According to him, de facto Ukraine has already passed its way to NATO. The application will help to do this de jure.
Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine.
The goals of the operation are demilitarization and denazification of the country.
Earlier, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau did not rule out the participation of NATO forces in hostilities in Ukraine, RT reported.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz also promised Zelensky to provide assistance, including weapons, the National News Service reported.
- Biden promised Zelensky help in “returning lands”
The United States of America (USA) will make every effort to ensure that Ukraine returns all the “lost lands”. This was announced by US President Joe Biden.
“The United States will support the efforts of the Ukrainian authorities to return the lands,” Biden was quoted as saying by the account of the American TV channel TRT World in social networks.
He added that the United States will recognize the former borders of the Ukrainian state and agitate the world community for non-recognition of the entry of the liberated territories of Donbass into Russia.
The United States, among other things, imposes sanctions against those who provide various types of support to the process of entry of new regions into the Russian Federation.
Russia included the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, as well as the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
The corresponding agreement with the heads of these territories was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Earlier, the US president was accused of the failure of the mission of a real leader of the West, reports the TV channel 360.
