The United States, France and Britain called on Russia on Monday to end its “dangerous” nuclear rhetoric, while Washington also urged Moscow and Beijing to start nuclear arms control talks, AFP reported.

In a joint statement, Paris, London and Washington, allies and nuclear powers, recalled that “a nuclear war cannot be won and can never be fought” and that “nuclear weapons, while they exist, must be used for defense.” goals, deterrence and prevention of war”.

“In the context of Russia’s illegal and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine, we call on Russia to stop its irresponsible and dangerous nuclear rhetoric and behavior,” they added at the opening of the tenth review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Nuclear weapons (TNP).

In a separate statement on Monday, US President Joe Biden called on Russia and China to start negotiations on nuclear arms control, noting that Moscow, in particular, is obliged to show responsibility after the invasion of Ukraine.

He reiterated his administration’s willingness to “quickly negotiate” a replacement for the NPT, the treaty limiting the intercontinental nuclear forces of the US and Russia, which expires in 2026.

“Russia must demonstrate that it is ready to resume work on nuclear arms control,” Biden said.

“But negotiations require a partner willing to be honest. And Russia’s brutal and unprovoked aggression in Ukraine has destroyed peace in Europe and is an attack on the fundamental principles of the international order,” he said.

Regarding China, which has built up a much smaller nuclear arsenal, Biden said Beijing, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, has an obligation to “engage in discussions that reduce the risk of miscalculation and address destabilizing military dynamics.”

“There is no benefit to any of our nations or to the world if we shirk our serious commitments to arms control and nuclear non-proliferation,” he said.

Vladimir Putin: Nobody can win a nuclear war, it cannot be solved

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that there can be no winners in a nuclear war and that such a conflict cannot be resolved, Reuters reports.

Putin made the comments in a letter to conference participants of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, five months after he ignited the war in Ukraine and put Russia’s nuclear deterrent on high alert.