Biden vows ‘severe price’ if Russia uses chemical weapons, says there’ll be no WWIII
US president warns direct NATO-Russia clash would trigger wider conflict, as he announces mainly symbolic ban on imports of Russian seafood, alcohol, and diamonds
By Agencies
11 March 2022
WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden on Friday vowed that Russia would pay a “severe price” if it used chemical weapons in Ukraine, while also pledging to avoid provoking Moscow into “World War III.” The comments were a reaction after Russia accused Ukraine and the US of developing biological and chemical weapons — in what Western nations say is a ruse to lay the ground for Moscow’s own possible use of them in the conflict.
“I’m not going to speak about the intelligence, but Russia would pay a severe price if they used chemicals,” Biden said as he announced a raft of new sanctions against Moscow. At the request of Russia, the UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting Friday on the alleged manufacture of biological weapons in Ukraine. Biden also moved Friday to end normal trade relations with Russia, further ratcheting up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin after the bloody invasion of Ukraine.
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US president warns direct NATO-Russia clash would trigger wider conflict, as he announces mainly symbolic ban on imports of Russian seafood, alcohol, and diamonds
By Agencies
11 March 2022
WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden on Friday vowed that Russia would pay a “severe price” if it used chemical weapons in Ukraine, while also pledging to avoid provoking Moscow into “World War III.” The comments were a reaction after Russia accused Ukraine and the US of developing biological and chemical weapons — in what Western nations say is a ruse to lay the ground for Moscow’s own possible use of them in the conflict.
“I’m not going to speak about the intelligence, but Russia would pay a severe price if they used chemicals,” Biden said as he announced a raft of new sanctions against Moscow. At the request of Russia, the UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting Friday on the alleged manufacture of biological weapons in Ukraine. Biden also moved Friday to end normal trade relations with Russia, further ratcheting up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin after the bloody invasion of Ukraine.
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