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Putin says he ‘hopes’ nuclear weapons ‘will not be required’ in Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said he hopes there will be no need for nuclear weapons in Ukraine. During a preview of an interview with Russian state media, which was shared with The Associated Press, Putin said the country has “enough strength and means to bring what was started in 202…

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Putin expresses ‘hope’ that nuclear weapons will not be needed in Ukraine (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Comments aired ahead of Putin’s three-day ceasefire; Zelenskyy says he does ‘not believe’ Russia will stick to pledge.

  2. NBC News

    Putin says he hopes there will be no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine (opens NBC News)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin said in comments broadcast Sunday that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine had not arisen and that he hopes it will not.

  3. The Hill

    Putin says he ‘hopes’ nuclear weapons ‘will not be required’ in Ukraine (opens The Hill)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said he hopes there will be no need for nuclear weapons in Ukraine. During a preview of an interview with Russian state media, which was shared with The Associated Press, Putin said the country has “enough strength and means to bring what was started in 202…

  4. The Guardian

    Need to use nuclear weapons has not arisen in Ukraine, says Putin (opens The Guardian)

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    Russian leader says he hopes nuclear strikes ‘will not be required’ in state TV film about his 25 years in power

  5. CNN

    Russia’s Putin says he hopes there will be no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine (opens CNN)

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    President Vladimir Putin said in remarks published on Sunday that Russia had sufficient strength and resources to take the war in Ukraine to its logical conclusion, though he hoped that there would be no need to use nuclear weapons.

  6. New York Post

    Putin ‘hopes’ Russia won’t have to nuke Ukraine as he brags on state TV about ‘logical conclusion’ of war (opens New York Post)

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    Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin refrained from completely ruling out the use of nuclear weapons to subdue Ukraine and said that, so far, there has been no need for them.

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