Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today, "In fact, these are undisguised attempts to discuss the possibility of legalizing previously committed theft. Well, it is foolish to say that this is contrary to every thinkable and unthinkable norms of international law. It's just pure international banditry."

The Kremlin said Wednesday there were no plans for Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden during a Group of 20 summit in Indonesia.

Putin's top spokesman Dmitry Peskov said “neither the Russian, nor American side" had put forward suggestions to hold bilateral talks during the summit in Bali next month.

Asked about Biden’s comments in an interview with CNN in which he warned the use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine would lead to a “horrible outcome,” Peskov said the remarks were part of “harmful and provocative” Western nuclear rhetoric.

Putin has previously said he wouldn’t hesitate to use “all means available” to protect Russian territory, but his spokesman said Moscow did not want to be part of his "harmful practice".

Peskov also said Western discussions over using seized Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine would be an act of "international banditry".

The war between Russia and Ukraine escalates as bombing population centers have become part of the war, and Russian drawbacks by its troops have concern US and EU officials of Russia’s publicly stated use of “all means necessary,” to protect Russian territory,  a thinly veiled expression for nuclear weapons.