White House demanded that Russia reduce intensity of rhetoric relative to nuclear weapons

The official representative of the US President Jen Psaki called on the Russian authorities to reduce the intensity of rhetoric relative to nuclear weapons, TASS reports.

Psaki, commenting on the statements of Russian officials on this issue, noted that the White House considers the rhetoric of Moscow completely not constructive. She emphasized that such statements do not comply with the past statements of the Russian authorities about the impossibility of victory in the nuclear war. The press secretary of the American leader also called on Moscow to reduce the intensity of rhetoric in relation to nuclear weapons.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov commented on a discussion about the possible beginning of a nuclear war.