NATO Secretary-General Addresses Russian Nuclear Threat

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte asserts there is no imminent threat of Russian nuclear weapon use. Rutte advises against yielding to President Vladimir Putin's nuclear threats, emphasizing the dangerous precedent it could set.

NATO's new Secretary-General Mark Rutte stated on Tuesday that there is no imminent threat of Russian nuclear weapons being used.

Rutte urged NATO countries not to succumb to Russian President Vladimir Putin's repeated threats concerning potential nuclear weapon use.

He cautioned that yielding to such threats could establish a perilous precedent.