Biden: Russia's Use of Tactical Nuclear Weapons Would be 'Serious Mistake'

A member of the de-mining squad of the Ukrainian emergency services enters a burned-out tank to search. [Picture, VOA]

U.S. President Joe Biden issued a strong warning on Russia against using a dirty bomb or any other nuclear weapons in its war on Ukraine.

"Russia would be making an incredibly serious mistake for the use of tactical nuclear weapons," he said Tuesday when a reporter asked whether Russia is setting up a "false flag operation" - preparing to deploy dirty bomb as it accuses Ukraine of detonating it in its own territory.