* Biden said Russian claims that Ukraine is storing WMDs is a 'clear sign' Moscow is thinking of using them itself
* Vladimir Putin's 'back is against the wall' after the initial phase of his invasion failed, the US President added
* Biden said Russia will face 'severe' consequences if weapons are used, without spelling out what he would do
* President Zelensky vowed not to bow to Russian 'ultimatums', though said he still hopes for talks with Putin
Vladimir Putin is thinking about using weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine, President Joe Biden has warned, because his 'back is against the wall' after the initial phase of his invasion spectacularly failed.
Biden said that warnings out of Moscow that Ukraine possesses biological and chemical weapons is a 'clear sign' that Putin is considering using 'both of those', following a well-established pattern of Russian disinformation where accusations are used to provide cover for the Kremlin's own actions.
Russia has recently accused the US of storing WMDs in Europe - something Biden said is 'simply not true, I guarantee you' - and of funding bioweapons labs in Ukraine. America acknowledges funding Ukrainian labs, but says they are used to detect disease outbreaks and for bio-defence.
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