From 4h ago 19.38 GMT US calls on Russia to 'stop bellicose and irresponsible rhetoric', says state department The US has not seen any reason to adjust its nuclear posture, a spokesperson for the state department said after Russia lowered the threshold for a nuclear strike. The US called on Russia “to stop this bellicose and the irresponsible rhetoric”, but said it has not seen any reason to adjust its nuclear posture. The UK’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, also accused Russia of being guilty of making “irresponsible rhetoric”. “There’s irresponsible rhetoric coming from Russia, and that is not going to deter our support for Ukraine,” he told reporters at the G20 summit in Brazil. Starmer said Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s “irresponsible rhetoric” on nuclear weapons is “not going to deter our support for Ukraine”.

Source: The Guardian November 20, 2024 00:18 UTC