Putin "hopes" Russia will not need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has said that Russia "had no need" to use nuclear weapons during its invasion of Ukraine, and he hopes that this will remain the case.

Source: Putin in an interview with Russian propagandist Pavel Zarubin

Details: In a film made to mark the 25th anniversary of his time in power, Putin claimed that during the war "they tried to provoke Russia, they wanted us to make mistakes".

He maintained that Russia has enough military assets and personnel to "bring the war in Ukraine to a logical conclusion" and "with the result Russia needs" without needing to use nuclear weapons.

Putin also stated that a "reconciliation with the Ukrainian part of the Russian people" is inevitable in the future.

Background: Washington Post editor Bob Woodward has revealed in his new book, War, that in early autumn 2022, US intelligence believed there was a 50% chance of Russia using tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine amid failures on the battlefield.

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