Biden Doesn’t See Putin Using Nukes Despite Halting Arms Treaty
- Russian leader halts participation in New START pact with US
- State Department accused Russia last month of breaching terms
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President Joe Biden said Vladimir Putin had made the world less safe by suspending participation in the New START nuclear treaty, but added he does not believe it signals the Russian leader will use nuclear weapons.
Putin made a “big mistake,” Biden said while speaking to reporters Wednesday in Warsaw before a meeting with a group of eastern-flank NATO allies known as the Bucharest Nine.