Nato will 'respond' if Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine, says Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden said that if Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine, Nato will 'respond.'

US President Joe Biden said Thursday that Nato would "respond" if Russian President Vladimir Putin used a chemical weapon in his war on Ukraine.

"We will respond if he uses it. The nature of the response would depend on the nature of the use," Biden said after a NATO summit in Brussels.

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