US Won’t Use Chemical Weapons ‘Under Any Circumstance’: White House

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks to reporters during a briefing in Washington on March 22, 2022. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

The United States does not plan to use chemical weapons even if Russia uses them in Ukraine, a top U.S. official said on March 25.

“There will be a severe price if Russia uses chemical weapons,” U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Air Force One as it flew in Europe.