Russia has the potential to use chemical weapons in Ukraine, or has even done so in Mariupol, according to recent reports.. The Joe Biden administration has already created a Tiger Team of national security officials, which should consider response options if chemical weapons are definitely used..

It's time to bring this topic to public discussion, writes the New York Times. The United States has had a similar experience in the past, and it was a failure.. In August 2012, President Barack Obama publicly warned Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad against using chemical weapons..

“The red line for us is if we see a whole bunch of chemical weapons being transported or used. It will change my calculations,” Obama said at the time..

But there was no retribution.. Later that year, reports surfaced that Assad had begun using chemical weapons.. He ended up poisoning people around Damascus with sarin.. Obama hesitated, fearing a bigger war. British Parliament votes to launch military operation in Syria. Republicans in Congress went from hawks to skeptical isolationists overnight. Vladimir Putin intervened by suggesting that Assad voluntarily hand over his chemical arsenal. The Obama administration then began to say that they allegedly achieved the best result possible. But then it became known that Assad did not give up all chemical weapons and continues to poison people with chlorine with impunity. Putin solidified his alliance with Assad, then brought the Russian army into Syria in 2015.

“Obama’s uncertainty in Syria was a defining. She defined America's credibility. I think after that Putin decided that Obama was weak,” said ex-French President Francois Hollande..

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The New York Times writes that this is exactly the scenario that Biden cannot allow to repeat.. What Washington needs to do?

First, make only those promises that he is ready to fulfill.. The Syrian use of chemical weapons was a military, humanitarian and international crisis. Obama's "

Second, the US response must be asymmetrical. President Biden made a veiled threat to Putin when they met in Geneva last June over the cyber attack on the U.S. Colonial Pipeline..

“I looked at him and said: Well, how would you like it if a cyber attack disabled your oil fields? "

The New York Times notes that this was a fairly fair warning..

Thirdly, maximum diplomatic pressure is needed on Germany and other European countries to convince them to refuse to import gas and oil from Russia.. These sales bring the Kremlin about a billion dollars a day.. Berlin remains the weakest link in efforts to impose an effective sanctions regime against Moscow. This greedy position will become morally unacceptable for Germany if Russia starts poisoning Ukrainians with chemicals.. The consequence should be the disconnection of absolutely all Russian financial institutions from the SWIFT system in order to make payments for gas and oil practically impossible..

Fourth, we need to break Russian supply chains. U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo has already begun a project to find ways to blow up the Kremlin's military supply chains.. This project needs to be extended to every sector of the Russian economy, automatically banning any company that remains active on Russian territory from doing business in the US, and maybe in Europe..

Fifth, it is necessary to transfer offensive weapons to Ukraine.

“If Putin turns out to have used chemical weapons, anything from his favorite poison to kill political opponents to one used in Syria, the West must respond aggressively.”. Assuming these weapons are air-dropped, it will reinforce the belief in the need to give Ukrainians even more tools to establish a no-fly zone, including MiG-29 aircraft and other platforms and drones that have air defense capabilities,” said Admiral Former NATO Force Commander.

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Sixth advice - you need to strike at Belarus. Biden administration fears direct confrontation with Russia. But she should be bolder towards the Kremlin puppet in Minsk. For example, it would be possible to de-energize the Belarusian capital for a day. This would send a useful signal, given that Alexander Lukashenko is considering joining the Kremlin's war against Ukraine..

Also, the publication advises to prepare for the worst.. An unnamed former US Army commander pointed out who is now in command of Russian troops on Ukrainian territory.

“His conscience will not torture him after really horrific actions. That is what he did in Aleppo,” an unnamed military man said of General Alexander Dvornikov..

One of the hallmarks of the Assad regime's use of chemical weapons is that it started with fairly limited attacks.. But over time they became more daring.

And the last advice - you need to be prepared that the war will drag on for a long time. The United States must ensure that they can provide Ukraine with all the necessary weapons for at least a year. It is necessary to start training the Ukrainian military so that they can use the military equipment of the West. You should also be prepared for the global economic isolation of Russia for a decade.. If Putin wants to use chemical weapons, hardly anyone will stop him. But Washington can avoid its fatal mistakes, which it made a decade ago in Syria..

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On the evening of April 11, a poisonous chemical substance was dropped from the UAV of Russian enemy troops in Mariupol. This was reported by the fighters of the AZOV regiment, heroically holding the defense of the city.

According to unconfirmed reports, we can talk about the gas "

The United States is checking information about the possible use of chemical weapons in Mariupol, said Pentagon spokesman John Kirby. We invite you to carefully read the explanation of the Ministry of Environment on what to do in case of a chemical hazard..