US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Weve also communicated directly and very clearly to the Russians, President Putin about the consequences, said Blinken.

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The secretary did not specify how the message was delivered to Putin, adding that Washington is carefully monitoring Moscows nuclear threats, and that Russias nuclear posture remains unchanged thus far.

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He also dismissed recent Russian claims of Kyiv allegedly preparing to detonate a dirty bomb in southern Ukraine.

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The reason this particular allegation gives us some concern is because Russia has a track record of projecting, which is to say, accusing others of doing something that they themselves have done or are thinking about doing, Blinken concluded.

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu contacted his French, UK, and Turkish counterparts on Oct. 23, alerting them to Ukraines plans to allegedly stage false flag operations involving a dirty bomb device.

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Western leaders and NATO officials have subsequently dismissed the claims as absurd.

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