US 'no possibility of nuclear war'...Ukrainian lawmaker 'Putin is in panic'

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United States has said that there is no possibility of a nuclear war.

An incumbent Ukrainian lawmaker interviewed exclusively by SBS also said that Putin, who threatens nuclear weapons in Ukraine, close to Russia, appears to be in a panic.

Correspondent Won Jong-jin.

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White House has been keen all day analyzing the nuclear threat posed by Russia.  

White House press secretary Jen Saki said nuclear war cannot happen and the world is all taking steps to reduce this threat.

President Biden tweeted: "I reaffirm that Russia is ready to impose harsh penalties if it does not act to ease tensions."

He asserted that there was no risk of nuclear war. 

[Biden/President of the United States: (President, should Americans be concerned about nuclear war?) No.]

Ukrainian lawmaker Lecia Vasilenko, who is still in the capital, Kiev, where a massive airstrike continues, also told SBS in an interview with Putin's nuclear weapons. He said the threat was evidence that he was in a panic. 

[Lesia Vasilenko/Ukraine MP: Bullying with nuclear weapons is a sign that he is in a state of panic.

Ukraine is very close to Russia.

The Russian people are bound to suffer from a nuclear explosion.

This shows that Putin has no interest in his people.]

With the threat of nuclear war and the Ukraine crisis not finding an exit, President Biden is scheduled to deliver his first official State of the Union address focusing on the Ukraine crisis at 11 am (KST) today (2nd).