By Luke McGee and Claire Calzonetti, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin’s chief spokesman has conceded that Russia has yet to achieve any of its military goals in Ukraine and refused to deny that Moscow could resort to the use of nuclear weapons.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia may use its weapons if faced with an “existential threat,” admits Russia hasn’t met its goals yet in Ukraine.
Russia would only use nuclear weapons in the context of the Ukraine conflict if it were facing an "existential threat," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov
By Luke McGee and Claire Calzonetti, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin’s chief spokesman has conceded that Russia has yet to achieve any of its military goals in Ukraine and refused to deny that Moscow could resort to the use of nuclear weapons.
But what if a nuclear warhead gets through and detonates on Ukrainian soil? We should still rely on nuclear deterrence to prevent Putin from using nuclear weapons on a larger scale. It may be possible...
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has raised the spectre of something considered almost unthinkable until recently: the use of a small nuclear weapon during a
Shelling has intensified around the suburbs of Kyiv, and Ukraine's deputy defense minister said Russian forces are attempting to establish a "corridor" around the Ukrainian capital to block supply routes. Follow here for live news updates.
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