The White House called for a reduction in the heat of the rhetoric about the possibility of nuclear war

The day before, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the danger of nuclear war "serious and real." Previously, he noted

There can be no winners in a nuclear war, so it is necessary to reduce the number of statements on the possibility of starting such a war, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said at a briefing.

“Our national security staff have made it clear that a nuclear war cannot be won. Our goal obviously remains to call for a reduction in rhetoric regarding this,” she said.

Earlier on April 26, the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, said that the rhetoric about a possible nuclear war was “dangerous and not useful.” According to him, Washington "will not participate in this", the  United States , Ukraine and the international community will do everything possible so that the situation does not get out of control. Austin stressed that the United States, when making any decision, takes into account the need to maintain the "right balance" and chooses the "right approach."

The Ministry of Defense accused the United States of preparing a provocation with nuclear weapons Politics

On the eve of April 25, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the risks of nuclear war "very, very significant" and its danger "serious" and "real." “It should not be underestimated,” the minister warned and noted that Moscow “would not like these risks to be artificially inflated, and there are many who want them.”

However, back in early March, Lavrov said that he did not believe in the possible start of a nuclear war. “I draw your attention to the fact that in the context of the events that have unfolded in Ukraine in recent years and have escalated literally in recent months and weeks, the nuclear topic has been thrown into this discourse exclusively by Western representatives, primarily NATO members,” the diplomat noted.

At the end of March, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev pointed out that a nuclear war "is a threat to the existence of human civilization in general." But at the same time, he listed the grounds under which Moscow can use nuclear weapons.

The first is a missile attack on Russian territory using nuclear weapons. The second is any other use of nuclear weapons against a country or its allies. Third, an attack on critical infrastructure that would paralyze Russia's nuclear deterrent. Fourth, an act of aggression against Russia or its allies, when the existence of the country was threatened. 

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