US asked China and India for help to prevent Russia from carrying out a nuclear strike in 2022, report says

• The US sought the help of non-allies to try to dissuade Russia from carrying out a nuclear strike in 2022.
• The US feared a Ukrainian counteroffensive against Kherson could trigger Putin.
• US officials told CNN that input from India and China may have had an effect on Russia's thinking. 

The US asked non-allies for help in an attempt to dissuade Russia from carrying out a nuclear strike in 2022, a senior US administration official told CNN.

"One of the things we did was not only message them directly but strongly urge, press, encourage other countries, to whom they might be more attentive, to do the same thing," they said, per the report.

The official said their assessment was that input from the likes of India, China, and others "may have had some effect" on Russia's thinking.