The New York Times writes about this with reference to administration officials.

“Administration officials have said that the US response must be non-nuclear,” the material states.

Earlier, the former head of military intelligence of the Czech Republic, General Petr Pelz, said that the aggressive plans of the West give Russia the right to talk about a nuclear strike.

The Russian leader's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, stressed that all discussions about the possibility of nuclear war are irresponsible, since it is the last resort.