The Kremlin: Sporadic contacts between Russia and the United States on nuclear weapons

The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia and the United States had "sporadic" contacts on issues related to nuclear weapons, after Russian President Vladimir Putin said a few days ago that he was not being deceived when he spoke of his willingness to use such weapons if Russia felt its territorial integrity was under threat.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the two sides had maintained an open channel for dialogue but limited to allow for the exchange of emergency messages between the world's two largest nuclear powers.

Peskov told reporters: "There are channels for dialogue at the appropriate level, but they are of a very sporadic nature. They allow at least some urgent messages to be exchanged about the position of each side."

On Sunday, the United States warned Russia of "catastrophic consequences" if it used nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said his country would respond decisively if Russia used these weapons against its neighbor.

He did not go into details, but said that Washington had told Moscow privately what that meant in more detail.

Peskov declined to comment when asked what the United States had revealed to Russia about what it meant by "catastrophic consequences."

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