Kremlin's nuclear threats: US names 'easiest way to protect Russian troops' from weapons provided to Ukraine

The Voice of America reported his words.

"If Putin and Russian officials are concerned that their troops in Ukraine could be hit by weapons made in other countries, the easiest way to avoid that is to simply withdraw their troops," Kirby said during a briefing at the White House on May 6.

According to him, the US presidential administration does not see any real steps from Russia regarding the possible use of nuclear weapons, despite the aggressive rhetoric.

"For the leader of a major nuclear power, it is simply reckless and irresponsible to brandish a nuclear arsenal and hint at its potential use. Obviously, we are monitoring this now and have been very carefully monitoring it before. I can tell you that so far we have not seen anything, even despite the reckless rhetoric, that would cause us to change our position of strategic restraint," the White House official emphasized.

• On may 6, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the conducting of military drills to practice the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in regions bordering Ukraine.
• At the same time, official Washington considers this rhetoric of the Russian leadership regarding drills with the use of tactical nuclear weapons irresponsible, but sees no signs of preparations for its use in a war against Ukraine.