Putin says no need for nuclear weapons ‘for now’, insists Russia can still win in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in comments broadcast on Sunday said that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine had not arisen, and that he hoped it would not arise. — Reuters pic
Sunday, 04 May 2025 4:42 PM MYT
MOSCOW, May 4 — Russian President Vladimir Putin said in comments broadcast on Sunday said that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine had not arisen, and that he hoped it would not arise.
In a fragment of an upcoming interview with Russian state television published on Telegram, Putin said that Russia has the strength and the means to bring the conflict in Ukraine to a “logical conclusion”.
Responding to a question about Ukrainian strikes on Russia from a state television reporter, Putin said: “There has been no need to use those (nuclear) weapons... and I hope they will not be required.”
He said: “We have enough strength and means to bring what was started in 2022 to a logical conclusion with the outcome Russia requires.”
Putin in February 2022 ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine, in what the Kremlin calls a “special military operation” against its neighbour.
Though Russian troops were repelled from Kyiv, Moscow’s forces currently control around 20 per cent of Ukraine, including much of the south and east.
Putin has in recent weeks expressed willingness to negotiate a peace settlement, as US President Donald Trump has said he wants to end the conflict via diplomatic means.
Fear of nuclear escalation has been a factor in US officials’ thinking since Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022. Former CIA Director William Burns has said there was a real risk in late 2022 that Russia could use nuclear weapons against Ukraine. — Reuters
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kt comments:
Russia can use non-nuclear headed ballistic missiles - it did once to demo its devastating effect.
At this rate, Russian victory crushing Ukraine in 100 years , maybe.
ReplyDeletesooner than yr fart!
DeleteKtemoc's the hypocrite all in supporting Russian aggression against a small country.
ReplyDeleteA small country who inherited huge armours, including nuclear armed missiles & willingly dismantled them all in total just to buy into a fraud promise of demoNcracy sustains by the words of NATO mouths!
DeleteBloodymir Pootin
ReplyDeleteThis week they will celebrate the 80th anniversary of The Great War Crime Against Humanity: The Plunder, Rape and Pillage of German Civilians and Cities in the Final Weeks of WW2. And BullyXi will join Bloodymir, ignoring the fact that German Ally Yapan did the same to his people in Nanking in 1937. Below is from The Guardian so it must be True Fact.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/may/01/news.features11
Many Russian red armies died in helping to waste off the Nazis Germans advances in old Europe. They suffered the biggest casualty in doing so at that war fronts.
DeleteSimilarly, millions of Chinese dying to defense their motherland against the invading jap蝗军. Their sacrifices tied up the military resources of the Japanese army in swamping many other parts of the Asia war fronts. Including advancing to the American continent!
Both these efforts of the Russia & China were not adequately recognized by the winning Alliances. Most of the credits went to the Yank, who were the earlier financer & military HW metchant of the Axis party in helping them to fuel their wars.
Mfer, did yr WWII researches ever telling u those stories?
Aaahhhh…. the right to “self defence” and “you started this war” arguments. Self defence all the way into Germany and Hitler’s Bunker in Berlin. Show No Mercy until they surrender unconditionally.
DeleteSo does Isaac have the same right of self defence for Oct 7 invasion and atrocities by seeking out the perpetrators in Gaza? Until they surrender?
Wakakakaka…
Delete“Aaahhhh…. the right to “self defence” and “you started this war” arguments"
Rightly so, mfer. & along the way yr mfering causality of the war is conveniently ignored.
The biggest culprit of WWII isn't Nazis Germany or Imperial Japan. It was yr idol USofA!
W/O the financial supports & military HW supplied by the Yank, both Nazis Germany & Imperial Japan could ONLY initiate limited wars, which could be easily stopped w/o millions of deads.
For the greed of financial gains, the Yank chose profits over human life. & for the opprotunity of been the champion of the world, the Yank chose might over human life!
In this light, mfer do tell where is the self defense logic of the zionist state, when these mfering Europe rejects forcefully occupied Palestine to cause the series of wars in ME?
& whats the hands of the Yank, again, in am these wars?
"seeking out the perpetrators"
Wow… right infringe of yr mfering eyes & yet u choose to see nothing but to blame the suffering victims!
How DARE U!