Expressed real concern about the use of chemical weapons, something that the united states have warned president putin against, how real is that threat? president putin against, how real is that threat? ~ . ., , that threat? well, chemicalweapons are not a true that threat? well, chemicalweapons are not a true weapon that threat? well, chemicalweapons are not a true weapon of that threat? well, chemicalweapons are not a true weapon of mass - are not a true weapon of mass destruction. i do not want to sound distance from it but i am just telling you, like i think it is, they were used during world war i and in military terms, they are not that great an effect. i think if they will be used and there are some reports that have come in, it will be a propaganda ploy, by the russians, to try and pin it on the ukrainians in order to change the tide of the information war. but, so far, we have managed to warn public opinion about russian provocations and they have not worked and i think
Response, in terms of providing assistance to those affected by any chemical attack, assistance to those affected by any chemicalattack, but assistance to those affected by any chemical attack, but the run also be another response, a punitive response, a punishment response, a retaliation against russia as well, and that is the area where president biden and nato are being somewhat vague. mr biden said, it will be a response in kind, but it would depend on the nature of the use of chemical weapons. depend on the nature of the use of chemicalweapons. he depend on the nature of the use of chemical weapons. he and other nato leaders are being deliberately vague in this respect, not to show their hand to russia, to explain what the response would be in advance. meanwhile, president biden also said that he would support expelling russia from the group of 620. how likely is that? it is russia from the group of 620. how likely is that? likely is that? it is very unlikely, and i likely is tha
Might make a wrong move. nato is standing firm on the us leadership. also, the situation nato will be in when putin will take the unholy decision to use atomic, biological or chemical weapons. decision to use atomic, biological or chemicalweapons. of decision to use atomic, biological or chemical weapons. of course, that line is not publicly communicated, that s what president obama learn in syria, you don t do that. nato will show solidarity and unity. the second important element is to show today president biden, in the eu summit, that nato and the eu stand together, which is a very important signal to the world and to president putin more specifically. finally, the g7 summit, i also see these three summers as giving a very important signal how the democracies
Frank, joe biden said nato would respond to any russian chemical weapons attack. was he being specific? what kind of response was he talking about? this is either cunning ambiguity or a dangerous misuse of words, whichever way you want to look at it. ithink it is whichever way you want to look at it. i think it is deliberately ambiguous. the west does not have chemical weapons, ambiguous. the west does not have chemicalweapons, both ambiguous. the west does not have chemical weapons, both russia and america are signatories to the 1997 chemical weapons convention, 193 countries around the world have signed up to bits, banning these horrific weapons. it did not stop them being used in syria, the course, but there is no question of america or nato responded with a chemical weapons attack to a suspected russian one. what i think he means is that if russia escalates this war by deliberate use of, for example, toxic gas of which there are plenty of industrial stocks in ukraine, orammonia, so
Having this renewed talk about biological, chemicalweapons attacks. the fear is that with ukrainians putting up such stiff resistance almost everywhere, that russia, president putin, may be reaching for the next level, if you like, in his arsenal and that could well be something like chemical or biological weapons which would of course be devastating for the civilians who live in any of the areas where that is used. thank you very much. areas where that is used. thank you very much. the areas where that is used. thank you very much, the latest areas where that is used. thank you very much, the latest from - areas where that is used. thank you very much, the latest from lviv i areas where that is used. thank you very much, the latest from lviv life | very much, the latest from lviv life this morning. let s get the latest from russia now. 0ur correspondent caroline davies is in moscow this morning. we may have a problem with connecting with moscow at the moment? we are expecting to