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US President Joe Biden has said Nato \u201cwould respond\u201d if Russia used chemical weapons in Ukraine.<\/b><\/p>

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The president \u2013 who is in Europe for talks with allies \u2013 did not spell out what that might mean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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His comments came on\u00a0an unprecedented day of emergency summits in Brussels<\/a>, where Western leaders showed a united front against Russia\u2019s invasion.<\/p>

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Mr Biden is travelling to Poland on Friday where more than two million Ukrainians have fled from the fighting.<\/p>

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Asked whether the use of chemical weapons by Russia\u2019s Vladimir Putin would prompt a military response from Nato, Mr Biden replied that it \u201cwould trigger a response in kind\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe would respond if he uses it. The nature of the response would depend on the nature of the use,\u201d he said.<\/p>

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Western nations have warned\u00a0Russia could be preparing to use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine<\/a>, as its invasion of the country enters its fifth week.<\/div>\n
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