Putin says Russia ready to use nuclear weapons if threatened

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President Vladimir Putin says that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to Russian statehood, sovereignty, or independence. Speaking in an interview with Russian state television released early Wednesday, Putin said he hoped that the U.S.

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at a news conference following a meeting of the State Council at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on Dec. 22, 2022. Putin said in an interview Wednesday, March 13, 2024, that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to Russian statehood, sovereignty, or independence.

The Russian leader has repeatedly talked about his readiness to use nuclear weapons since launching the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The most recent such threat came in his state-of-the-nation address last month, when heAsked in the interview if he has ever considered using battlefield nuclear weapons in Ukraine, Putin responded that there has been no need for that.

 

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