{"id":1400354,"date":"2022-03-25T12:14:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T16:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1400354"},"modified":"2022-03-25T12:14:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T16:14:39","slug":"white-house-clarifies-bidens-comments-on-russias-potential-use-of-chemical-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-clarifies-bidens-comments-on-russias-potential-use-of-chemical-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Clarifies Biden\u2019s Comments on Russia\u2019s Potential Use of Chemical Weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-clarifies-bidens-comments-on-russias-potential-use-of-chemical-weapons%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1400354&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the U.S. has &#8220;no intention&#8221; of using chemical weapons, after President Biden said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/us-response-russian-chemical-weapons-in-kind-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his administration would respond<\/a> &#8220;in kind&#8221; if Russia uses such a weapon in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/live-news\/ukraine-russia-live-updates-03-24-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATES<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan was asked Friday what Biden meant by &#8220;in kind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan said that meant &#8220;we\u2019ll respond accordingly&#8221; and that Russia would pay a &#8220;severe price.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will collect the form and nature of our response based on the nature of the action Russia takes,&#8221; Sullivan said. &#8220;And we&#8217;ll do so in coordination with our allies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Feb. 11, 2022, in Washington.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;And I won&#8217;t go beyond that other than to say the United States has no intention of using chemical weapons, period, under any circumstances,&#8221; Sullivan maintained.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/us-response-russian-chemical-weapons-in-kind-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>US RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN CHEMICAL WEAPONS WOULD BE \u2018IN KIND\u2019: BIDEN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pressed further, Sullivan responded saying: &#8220;I will just say, with respect to any use of weapons of mass destruction \u2014 nuclear, chemical, biological \u2014 Russia would pay a severe price.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan maintained that Biden administration officials have discussed this matter with allies and partners and have done &#8220;contingency planning within our own government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have communicated directly to the Russians and I\u2019m not going to speak further to it here,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640\/320\/Putin-thumb.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Yerevan, Armenia.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Yerevan, Armenia.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Shutterstock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Biden, on Thursday, said the U.S. &#8220;would respond&#8221; if Russia uses chemical weapons. When asked whether Russia\u2019s use of chemical weapons could prompt a military response from the U.S. and NATO allies, Biden maintained that there would be some type of response.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/us-response-russian-chemical-weapons-in-kind-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>US RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN CHEMICAL WEAPONS WOULD BE &#8216;IN KIND&#8217;: BIDEN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re asking whether NATO would cross \u2013 we\u2019d make that decision at the time,&#8221; Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Putin spokesman Dmitri Peskov refused to say Russia would not use nuclear weapons if it thought Russia&#8217;s &#8220;existence&#8221; is under threat. Peskov said the conditions were consistent with Russia\u2019s national security concept.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If there\u2019s a threat to the very existence of our country, it can be used in accordance with this concept,&#8221; Peskov stated in response to the question of whether Russia\u2019s use of nuclear weapons could be completely ruled out, according to the Russian government-controlled news site TASS.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last week, Sullivan spoke with the secretary of the Russian Security Council, Gen. Nikolay Patrushev, and called for Russia to &#8220;stop attacking&#8221; Ukrainian cities and towns, while warning of &#8220;consequences&#8221; should Russia decide to use any chemical or biological weapons on Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan&#8217;s warning about Russia&#8217;s possible use of chemical weapons comes after the White House said that Russia could use &#8220;chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine&#8221; or could create a &#8220;false flag operation&#8221; using them, after the Kremlin accused the U.S. of being involved in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/russian-claims-us-biolabs-absurd\">biological weapons<\/a>\u00a0research at Ukrainian labs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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