Live: CIA warns of nuclear risk posed by Vladimir Putin

Published on: 04/15/2022 – 05:55 CIA boss Williams Burns said on Thursday that military setbacks in Ukraine could prompt Russian President Vladimir Putin to resort to a tactical or low-power nuclear weapon in that country. Follow our live. 2:37 a.m.: Powerful explosions heard in Kyiv Powerful explosions were heard in Kyiv in the early hours of Friday, as warning sirens sounded across Ukraine as Ukrainian forces and residents moved prepared for new Russian attacks. These appear to be the largest blasts in and around the Ukrainian capital since the Russian military withdrew from the area earlier this month for redeployment in the south and east of the country . 2:30 a.m.: CIA warns of nuclear risk posed by Putin facing setbacks “Since it is possible that President Putin and the Russian leadership will descend into despair, given the setbacks they have suffered so far From a military point of view, none of us can take lightly the threat posed by the potential use of tactical nuclear weapons or low-power nuclear weapons,” CIA chief William Burns said Thursday during a briefing. a speech in Atlanta. The Kremlin mentioned putting its nuclear forces on alert “but we haven’t really seen any concrete signs such as deployments or military measures that could heighten our concerns”, added the boss of the America’s main intelligence agency. “Obviously we are very concerned. I know that President (Joe) Biden is deeply concerned about the risk of World War III and is doing everything to avoid getting to the point where a nuclear conflict becomes possible”, a- he added. With AFP and Reuters