Senator Bob Menendez said he fears Putin deploying nuclear, chemical or biological weapons in the near future as he seeks to 'save face.'
could turn to nuclear weapons as the continued failure of his invasion of Ukraine damages his image among his people, and called the possibility"a real concern."
"Well, one of my concerns is that, ironically, the more success that the Ukrainians have, the greater the risk that Putin will do something because he's losing and has to save face at home," Menendez told host Brett Baier."And so the potential of a chemical, biological or tactical nuclear weapon may grow as a result of that".
Menendez also expressed concern about the potential for Putin to deploy other weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine. In particular, he singled out Russia's chemical weapons stockpile and invoked the Russian military's involvement in the Syrian civil war. Senator Bob Menendez on Sunday expressed concern that Russia could deploy nuclear weapons amid its ongoing failures in Ukraine as President Vladimir Putin seeks to"save face.""Understand that Putin did this in Syria," Menendez added."Unfortunately, the world didn't care about Syria, but he used chemical weapons in Syria... so he is capable of doing that."
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