James Cleverly also urged Russia not to impede grain exports, saying Mr Putin was "exacting vengeance" on civilians in Ukraine and low-income countries around the world for his "military failures". News reporter @samuelosborne93 Russia faces "severe consequences" if Vladimir Putin chooses to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the foreign secretary has said. James Cleverly also suggested the Russian president was "exacting vengeance" on civilians in Ukraine and low-income countries around the world for his "military failures" by targeting power stations and pulling out of a vital grain export deal. He told the Commons: "The house will have noted Putin's irresponsible talk about nuclear weapons, and absurd claim that Ukraine plans to detonate a radiological dirty bomb on its own territory. "No other country is talking about nuclear use. No country is threatening Russia or President Putin. "He should be clear that for the UK and our allies, any use at all of nuclear weapons would fundamental