CIA director William Burns said he promised Russia's spy chief Sergei Naryshkin severe consequences from the United States if Moscow uses nuclear weapons on the Ukrainian battlefield.
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"It was more than anything else, what the President asked me to do, which was to make clear to Naryshkin and through him to President Putin, the serious consequences should Russia ever choose to use a nuclear weapon of any kind as well," he said."And I think Naryshkin understood the seriousness of that issue and I think President Putin has understood it as well.
"Absolutely, absolutely. And we've continued to make that very clear. And I think that direct message is going to continue to be important, as are the messages that come from other world leaders, whether it's President Xi or anyone else," the CIA director responded. Russian Foreign Intelligence Service SVR RF Chief Sergey Naryshkin reportedly held a very"defiant" attitude in talks with CIA Director William Burns.
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