Blinken: US has told Russia to 'stop the loose talk' on nuclear weapons

[Omaha Steve]

Source: The Hill

BY BRAD DRESS

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. has told Russian officials to “stop the loose talk” on potential use of nuclear weapon, following reports that the Biden administration has privately warned the Kremlin to stamp out the escalatory rhetoric.

Blinken told CBS “60 Minutes” host Scott Pelley in an interview aired Sunday that the U.S. has been “very clear with the Russians” both publicly and privately “to stop the loose talk about nuclear weapons.”

“It’s very important that Moscow hear from us and know from us that the consequences would be horrific,” the secretary of state said. “We’ve made that very clear.”

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday the U.S. has warned Moscow of “catastrophic consequences” should it use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.



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Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks after a meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the prime minister’s official residence Monday, July 11, 2022, in Tokyo.

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