Russian dictator Vladimir Putin (R) talks to Dmitry Medvedev, acting deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, at Moscow's Grand Kremlin Palace on Dec. 26, 2019. (Mikhail Svetlov / Getty Images)
Dmitry Medvedev, acting deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said Russia would use nuclear weapons "if (Russia) or our allies are attacked with this type of weapon or if aggression with the use of conventional weapons threatens the very existence of our state."
Medvedev added that NATO will never dare to directly intervene in the "conflict" in this scenario because of the fear of "a nuclear apocalypse."
On Sept. 25, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in an interview with SBC that U.S. had privately warned Kremlin that any use of nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine would have "catastrophic consequences" for Russia.
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"We're gonna be doing very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days. Tariffs that are about 100%, we call them secondary tariffs," Donald Trump said in a joint press conference in the White House alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
When asked when certain weapons, including missiles to Patriot air defense systems, were expected to arrive in Ukraine, Trump responded by saying "a full complement with the batteries... We're going to have some come very soon, within days."
"Constructive dialogue between Russia and the U.S. will always achieve more than the tired, destructive language of pressure," Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, wrote.
