President Vladimir Putin has stated that Russia has no current need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine and expressed hope that such an option will never be required.
Speaking in an interview aired on Russian state television on Sunday, Putin emphasized that Moscow possesses sufficient manpower and resources to bring the ongoing conflict—now in its third year—to what he described as a “logical conclusion.”
“There has been no need to use those [nuclear] weapons … and I hope they will not be required,” Putin said. “We have enough strength and means to bring what was started in 2022 to a logical conclusion with the outcome Russia requires.”
The Russian leader also pushed back against Western narratives, claiming that Russia did not launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but rather responded to geopolitical pressures.
“The country was not ready for such a frontal confrontation with the entire collective West,” he remarked, while reiterating Moscow’s claim that it initially sought a peaceful resolution to the Donbas issue. “Russia sincerely sought to solve the problem of Donbas by peaceful means,” he added.
Despite the prolonged hostilities, Putin said he believes reconciliation between Russia and Ukraine is “inevitable.”
Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts to end the war recently suffered a setback after a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and former U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly collapsed due to a heated exchange between the two leaders.
The Russia-Ukraine war, which began in February 2022, continues to drag on with no clear resolution in sight.
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