Kirby: ‘No indication’ of ‘irresponsible’ use of nuclear weapons by Putin
Kirby: ‘No indication’ of ‘irresponsible’ use of nuclear weapons by Putin
While in Warsaw, Poland for President Biden’s address, NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said the U.S. is continuing to monitor Russia’s nuclear activities after President Vladimir Putin announced he will be pulling out of the nuclear START treaty.
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0 -> did President Biden accomplish what he
2.82 -> wanted to with his speech and what was
5.22 -> that yes he did and he felt very good
7.74 -> about the chance to talk to the Polish
9.72 -> people to president Duda to to the world
12.059 -> quite frankly about how important the
15.12 -> support for Ukraine has been this past
16.92 -> year and it's difficult to believe that
18.6 -> we're a year in but how much more
20.52 -> critical that support is going to be
22.439 -> going forward in the weeks and months
24 -> ahead as we expect the weather to
25.92 -> improve in Ukraine and as we expect the
27.66 -> Russians to go back on the offense the
29.82 -> president made an interesting choice he
32.16 -> took on Putin head-on in one moment
34.14 -> saying quote the West was not planning
36.48 -> to attack Russia as Putin said today why
40.26 -> did the president decide to directly
42.6 -> counter punch Vladimir because this has
44.76 -> been false rhetoric and propaganda quite
47.219 -> frankly that Mr Putin has been trying to
49.14 -> get out there since before he invaded on
51.36 -> February 24th claiming that that Russia
54.36 -> was at risk that Ukraine was planning
56.52 -> some sort of an attack in Russian
58.44 -> occupied Ukraine that this about his an
61.379 -> existential threat to Russia to the
64.08 -> people of Russia and it's just false
65.88 -> Christian there's just no truth to it
67.32 -> Ukraine posed no threat to anybody let
69.96 -> alone Russia next door and I think the
72 -> president felt it was really important
73.38 -> to make sure he made that point to push
75 -> back on that exact idea this is not a
77.4 -> new notion by Vladimir Putin he's been
79.86 -> spewing this now since before he
81.659 -> actually invaded it's notable because
83.64 -> President Putin who spoke today did not
87.299 -> call out President Biden by name
89.46 -> President Biden made the opposite
91.14 -> calculation why
92.939 -> President Putin is the aggressor here
95.939 -> President Putin is responsible for a war
97.979 -> that has killed thousands of ukrainians
99.78 -> destroyed cities and towns put
104.46 -> in and refuge more than a million and a
106.56 -> half right here in Poland President
108.42 -> Putin is responsible for what's going on
110.52 -> inside Ukraine and President Biden felt
112.799 -> it was important to make that clear make
114.899 -> that case also Kristen to make the case
116.82 -> that President Putin has not achieved
119.34 -> any of his strategic objectives he is
121.799 -> not stronger for having done this let's
123.84 -> talk about one of the big headlines
125.28 -> today President Putin announcing that
128.039 -> Russia plans to suspend participation in
131.039 -> the nuclear start treaty was the
133.68 -> administration caught off guard by the
135.239 -> timing of this understanding they had
136.86 -> been signaling this for some time right
138.599 -> he had announced that he was going to
139.8 -> suspend it some time ago look this is
141.66 -> unfortunate and frankly irresponsible
143.4 -> for a modern nuclear power to pull out
145.319 -> of Arms Control no matter what else is
147.06 -> going on in the world no matter what the
148.92 -> tensions are between the United States
150.3 -> and Russia right now over their war in
152.16 -> Ukraine we would hope we could all agree
154.26 -> that arms control is a good thing for
155.879 -> the safety of our two countries as well
158.34 -> as the safety of the world the start
161.04 -> arms tree is the last treaty between the
164.4 -> U.S and Russia what are the implications
167.099 -> for U.S Safety and Security I hope the
169.739 -> American people understand that we are
171.239 -> continuing to monitor Russia's nuclear
174 -> posture as best we can and we see no
176.16 -> indication that Mr Putin plans to use
178.26 -> nuclear weapons or weapons of mass
180.18 -> destruction of any kind we're watching
182.04 -> this as closely as we can what I can
183.66 -> also say is that we haven't seen
185.099 -> anything that would change that would
186.66 -> cause us to change our strategic
188.22 -> deterrent posture well let me ask it
189.9 -> this way for Americans who are sitting
192.42 -> at home and who are worried that this
195.12 -> may mean that Putin is more likely to
197.22 -> use a nuclear weapon the fact that he's
199.2 -> suspending Russia's participation in the
200.94 -> start treaty what would you say to those
202.379 -> Americans it's difficult to Divine that
204.78 -> just from his statement today that he's
207.06 -> pulling out of it that that's not the
208.92 -> same as saying he intends to use nuclear
211.8 -> weapons in an operational sense it is
214.26 -> irresponsible that a modern nuclear
216.12 -> power would pull out of an arms control
217.62 -> agreement like this we were dedicated to
220.019 -> it we extended it as soon as we came
221.819 -> into office uh we're gonna we're gonna
223.62 -> look and see what his statement today
225.78 -> actually means what does that mean
227.34 -> you're going to look at it what actions
228.959 -> we're going to try to determine as best
230.76 -> we can what exactly Mr Putin means by uh
234.48 -> by his satanists today but again I think
236.519 -> it's important to remind we are
238.019 -> comfortable with our strategic deterrent
240.48 -> posture and our ability to protect the
242.7 -> American people to protect our our
244.62 -> allies and partners we're very
246.18 -> comfortable with that and we haven't
247.08 -> done anything that would change that
248.94 -> posture just based on today's
250.379 -> announcement secretary blinken warned
252.54 -> his counterpart there will be serious
254.159 -> consequences if China provides lethal
256.68 -> Aid to Russia and yet his counterpart is
260.4 -> in Russia as we speak what do you make
262.44 -> of that well each nation has to speak
264.479 -> for themselves in terms of their
265.74 -> bilateral relations it is not helpful to
269.16 -> see that that China has not yet come out
272.1 -> and condemned this war and tried to hold
274.199 -> Mr Putin to account we would want them
276.78 -> to make that choice to join the rest of
278.58 -> the International Community now I won't
279.9 -> get into what the consequences might be
281.52 -> but we we are going to watch this very
284.28 -> closer you see what they do
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