Kirby: US taking Putin's nuclear threats 'seriously'

John Kirby, the National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement on immediate partial mobilization was "expected", Report informs, citing CNN.

"It's definitely a sign that he's struggling, and we know that he has suffered tens of thousands of casualties," Kirby said.

Kirby also said the US is taking Putin's nuclear threats "seriously" but that this rhetoric was "not atypical."
There will be "severe consequences" for the use of nuclear weapons, Kirby warned.

Kirby reiterated national security adviser Jake Sullivan’s Tuesday preview of Biden’s remarks to the UN, saying that Biden will be "very clear about where we stand with respect to Russia and Ukraine," and he also reiterated the US commitment to the UN charter.