![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/us-and-russia-communications-ongoing-over-ukraine-war-with-nuclear-weapon-fear/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1_RUSSIA-POLITICS-HISTORY-PUTIN-1.jpg&description=US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said it was in the "interests" of the US to remain in contact with Moscow, amid fears Russia will resort to using nuclear weapons in UkraineThere are fears Putin could start using nuclear weapons in UkraineCommunication channels between Washington and the Kremlin remain open, it has been confirmed. Speaking at an event in New York, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, said it was in the "interests" of the US to remain in contact with Moscow, but officials are "clear eyed with who we are dealing with", the BBC reports. It comes as the White House refuses to deny reports that Mr Sullivan had been in talks with Russia to stop any potential plans for nuclear weapons to be used in Ukraine. According to the Wall Street Journal, Mr Sullivan has held confidential discussions with his Russian counterpart, Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev, and senior Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, over recent months. A building damaged by Russian missile attacks in Mykolaiv, Ukraine last week ( Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Senior officials told the paper the pair had looked at ways they could prevent nuclear escalation in Ukraine, but had not discussed how the war could be brought to an end. Last month, Mr Sullivan said any use of nuclear weapons would have "catastrophic consequences for Russia". Speaking to US broadcaster NBC, he said that senior officials had "spelled out" in private discussions how the US would respond if such weapons were used. US National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson refused to confirm the story, telling The Wall Street Journal that "people claim a lot of things". Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov accused Western newspapers of "publishing numerous hoaxes". US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan (right) spoke at an event in New York on Monday ( Efrem Lukatsky/AP/REX/Shutterstock) But on Monday, White House press secretary Karin Jean-Pierre said the US reserved the){kind=link}
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said it was in the “interests” of the US to remain in contact with Moscow, amid fears Russia will resort to using nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Communication channels between Washington and the Kremlin remain open, it has been confirmed.
Speaking at an event in New York, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, said it was in the “interests” of the US to remain in contact with Moscow, but officials are “clear eyed with who we are dealing with”, the BBC reports.
It comes as the White House refuses to deny reports that Mr Sullivan had been in talks with Russia to stop any potential plans for nuclear weapons to be used in Ukraine.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Mr Sullivan has held confidential discussions with his Russian counterpart, Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev, and senior Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, over recent months.