American flag on the US Department of Defense building. File photoWASHINGTON, Oct 1 The US administration at this stage sees no reason to believe that the Russian authorities have decided to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said on Saturday. «At this stage, I do not I see nothing that would lead me to the conclusion that (Russian President Vladimir Putin) made such a decision,» Austin said in an interview with CNN journalist Farid Zakaria. .jpg» />The British called for Zelensky to be «wiped off the face of the earth» after his statementAccording to the head of the Pentagon, the United States in recent high-level contacts with Russia conveyed its concerns about the possibility of Moscow using nuclear weapons. At the same time, answering a question about whether there were contacts between the Russian and US defense ministers in the recent past, Austin said that there were none. became part of Russia following referendums, brings the escalation of the conflict and the risk of the use of nuclear weapons to an unprecedented level. «What we expect is that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will continue to advance, seeking to return all their territories within the sovereign borders of Ukraine. I do not think that this process will stop, and we will continue to support the efforts of the Ukrainian side,» Austin stressed. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke in the Kremlin on September 30 following the results of referendums in the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, after which he signed agreements with their heads on the admission of regions into composition of Russia.
