The newly elected Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, stressed that the Allies currently see no direct risks associated with using nuclear weapons and advised them not to pay attention to Russia's nuclear threats.

Mark Rutte slammed the Kremlin's "reckless and irresponsible" rhetoric but downplayed Russia's nuclear threats.

This follows a warning to NATO allies that allowing Ukraine to use Western-supplied weapons to hit Russian territory would mean that Moscow and the military alliance are at war.