The president also said that a Russian nuclear strike would 'change the face of war unlike anything since World War II.'
"[Russia] will become more of a pariah in the world than they ever have been," Biden added."And depending on the extent of what they do will determine what response would occur."
Meanwhile, the Kremlin responded to Biden's warning that Putin should not resort to weapons of mass destruction. Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov,The country's nuclear doctrine says the use of nuclear weapons might follow"an aggression against Russia or its ally with the use of mass destruction weapons"Russia first launched its military operation in Ukraine in late February, alleging mistreatment of ethnic Russians in the breakaway Donbas region based on unfounded evidence.
Above, Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen in 2017. President Joe Biden sternly urged Russia to avoid deploying nuclear weapons in Ukraine and promised a"consequential" U.S. response.Most recently, Ukrainian fighters launched a successful counteroffensive on September 8 that liberated numerous key strategic positions in the Kharkiv region, causing Russian forces to flee.
Amid rumors that Ukraine might be planning a similar offensive into Crimea, the region annexed by Russia in 2014, officials in the region's Russian-backed government , according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. The ministry claimed last week that, despite reassurances from Moscow, officials in Crimea are attempting to sell their homes and return to Russia as soon as possible.
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