Blinken said the US sees no sign of Russia preparing to use nuclear weapons

“We are looking very closely to determine if Russia is actually doing anything that suggests they are considering using nuclear weapons.

So far, we have not seen them take such actions, ”TASS quoted him as saying.

According to Blinken, the United States is conducting strategic planning, taking into account, among other things, the hypothetical possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons.

“We take the threats they make very seriously.

As for President Putin's intentions, I won't speculate what he has in mind.

I can only tell you that we are making plans for every possible scenario, including this one,” he said.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also said that the alliance does not observe any changes in Russia's nuclear potential.

As Russian President Vladimir Putin noted, the United States is the only country in the world that has used nuclear weapons, thus setting a precedent.