{"id":421003,"date":"2022-03-24T21:51:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T18:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/us-response-to-russian-chemical-weapons-in-ukraine-would-depend-on-use\/"},"modified":"2022-03-24T21:51:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T18:51:51","slug":"us-response-to-russian-chemical-weapons-in-ukraine-would-depend-on-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-response-to-russian-chemical-weapons-in-ukraine-would-depend-on-use\/","title":{"rendered":"#US response to Russian chemical weapons in Ukraine &#8216;would depend&#8217; on use"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b5e8c940f9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b5e8c940f9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-response-to-russian-chemical-weapons-in-ukraine-would-depend-on-use\/#%E2%80%9CUS_response_to_Russian_chemical_weapons_in_Ukraine_%E2%80%98would_depend_on_use%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;US response to Russian chemical weapons in Ukraine &#8216;would depend&#8217; on use&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUS_response_to_Russian_chemical_weapons_in_Ukraine_%E2%80%98would_depend_on_use%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;US response to Russian chemical weapons in Ukraine &#8216;would depend&#8217; on use&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>President Biden said Thursday that the West\u2019s response to the potential Russian use of chemical weapons in Ukraine \u201cwould depend\u201d on how bad such an attack was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would respond if he uses it, but the nature of the response would depend on the nature of the use,\u201d Biden said at a brisk press conference in Brussels hours after meeting with the leaders of the 29 other NATO countries.<\/p>\n<p>Biden notoriously gave a similarly equivocal answer on Jan. 19 as he sought to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from invading. At that time, he said potential sanctions and other penalties against Russia might be less harsh for a \u201cminor incursion,\u201d which drew an outcry from Ukrainian leaders who said Biden had given Moscow a \u201cgreen light\u201d to attack.<\/p>\n<p>The president spoke at the one-month mark of Russia\u2019s invasion, which has resulted in widespread destruction to major urban areas and an exodus of more than 3.5 million refugees.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-041.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"President Joe Biden\" class=\"wp-image-21647948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-041.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-041.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-041.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>President Biden said at a NATO summit that the West\u2019s response to Russia using chemical weapons would depend on the severity of such an attack. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-039.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin\" class=\"wp-image-21647981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-039.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-039.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-039.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Biden said the West has to remain united in its response to Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Biden was also indecisive when asked at the press conference whether Ukraine would have to cede land to Russia in order to achieve a cease-fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is a total judgment based on Ukraine. Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine,\u201d Biden said. \u201cI don\u2019t believe that they\u2019re going to have to do that. But that\u2019s a judgment \u2014 there\u2019s negotiations, there are discussions, I should say, that have taken place that I\u2019ve not been part of, including Ukrainians. And it\u2019s their judgment to make.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden gave another flexible reply when asked if Russia would be booted from the G-20 economic forum. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-040.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ukraine War\" class=\"wp-image-21648001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-040.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-040.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-040.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>It has been one month since Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine began. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy answer is yes. That would \u2014 depends on the G-20. That was raised today. And I raised the possibility if that can\u2019t be done, if Indonesia and others do not agree, then we should, in my view, ask to have Ukraine be able to attend the meetings \u2026 and observe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden ended his press conference after lashing out at a CBS reporter who asked about the prospect of new sanctions changing Putin\u2019s course in the war \u2014 indicating that sanctions might have to remain in effect for a full year to have an impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat makes you think Vladimir Putin will alter course based on the action you\u2019ve taken today?\u201d the reporter asked.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/joe-biden-23.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"President Joe Biden\" class=\"wp-image-21648019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/joe-biden-23.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/joe-biden-23.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/joe-biden-23.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>President Biden also discussed the possibility of kicking Russia out of the G-20 forum. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-042.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ukraine War\" class=\"wp-image-21648088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-042.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-042.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-042.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has produced 3.5 million refugees. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI did not say that in fact the sanctions would deter him,\u201d the president said. \u201cSanctions never deter. You keep talking about that. Sanctions never deter. The maintenance of sanctions, the maintenance of sanctions, increasing the pain \u2026 not just next month, the following month, but for the remainder of this entire year, that\u2019s what will stop him,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>The reporter followed up, \u201cDo you believe the actions today will have an impact on Russia changing course in Ukraine?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not what I said. You\u2019re playing a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> with me,\u201d Biden said. \u201cI know, the answer is no. I think what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens is we have to demonstrate \u2014 the purpose, the single most important thing as for us to stay unified and the world continue to focus on what a brute this guy is, and all the innocent people\u2019s lives that are being lost and ruined and what\u2019s going on. That\u2019s the important thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-043.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ukraine War\" class=\"wp-image-21648104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-043.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-043.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russia-biden-chemiical-weapons-043.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>President Biden said any negotiated settlement to end the war would have to involve Ukraine. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Biden added: \u201cBut look, if you\u2019re Putin and you think that Europe is going to crack in a month or six weeks or two months, why not \u2014 They can take anything for another month. 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