{"id":75092,"date":"2025-05-05T00:05:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T00:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/75092\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T00:05:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T00:05:18","slug":"putin-reveals-his-thoughts-on-using-nuclear-weapons-in-ukraine-as-russian-dictator-celebrates-25-years-in-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/75092\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin reveals his thoughts on using nuclear weapons in Ukraine as Russian dictator celebrates 25 years in power"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a>\u00a0has revealed his thoughts on using nuclear weapons<\/a> against Ukraine as he approaches his 25th year in power.<\/p>\n

The dictator said\u00a0Moscow<\/a>\u00a0has the strength and the means to bring the brutal conflict to a ‘logical conclusion,’ adding that the need to use nuclear weapons has not arisen, and he hopes it will not.<\/p>\n

Putin’s comments were aired on Sunday in a film by Russian state television about his quarter of a century as leader.<\/p>\n

Responding to a question about Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory, he said: ‘There has been no need to use those (nuclear) weapons … and I hope they will not be required.’<\/p>\n

‘We have enough strength and means to bring what was started in 2022 to a logical conclusion with the outcome Russia<\/a> requires,’ he added.<\/p>\n

Putin signed a revamped version<\/a> of Russia’s nuclear doctrine in November, spelling out the circumstances that would allow him to use the world’s largest atomic arsenal.<\/p>\n

The document gave that option in response even to a conventional attack backed by a nuclear power<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the film, Putin also said Russia did not launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine – what he called a ‘special military operation’ – in 2014, when it illegally annexed Crimea, because it was ‘practically unrealistic’.<\/p>\n

\"Russian <\/p>\n

Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed his thoughts on using nuclear weapons against Ukraine as he approaches his 25th year in power.\u00a0Putin’s comments aired on Sunday in a film by Russian state television about his quarter of a century as leader<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The dictator said that Moscow has the strength and the means to bring the brutal conflict to a ‘logical conclusion’, adding that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine has not arisen and he hopes it will not. Pictured: Russia testing its\u00a0new hypersonic 208-ton 15,880 ‘Satan-2’ intercontinental ballistic missile<\/p>\n

\"Responding <\/p>\n

Responding to a question about Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory, he said: ‘There has been no need to use those (nuclear) weapons … and I hope they will not be required.’ Pictured: The Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile<\/p>\n

\"Pictured:\u00a0Russia's <\/p>\n

Pictured:\u00a0Russia’s only intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test site explodes during Sarmat missile maintenance<\/p>\n

\"'We <\/p>\n

‘We have enough strength and means to bring what was started in 2022 to a logical conclusion with the outcome Russia requires,’ he added. Pictured: Rescuers extinguishing a fire after drone attack in Kyiv on\u00a0May 4<\/p>\n

\"Russia <\/p>\n

Russia and Ukraine are at odds over competing ceasefire proposals. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a ceasefire is possible ‘even from today’ if Moscow is serious about ending the war. Pictured:\u00a0People gather at the site of a Russian drone strike on the Obolonskyi district on May 4<\/p>\n

‘The country was not ready for such a frontal confrontation with the entire collective West,’ he said.<\/p>\n

He also claimed that Russia ‘sincerely sought to solve the problem of Donbas by peaceful means’. Putin said reconciliation with Ukraine is ‘inevitable’.<\/p>\n

Russia and Ukraine are at odds over competing ceasefire proposals.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a ceasefire is possible ‘even from today’ if Moscow is serious about ending the war.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Sunday at a joint news conference with Czech President Petr Pavel, Zelensky noted that Russia has ignored a US proposal for a full ceasefire for 54 days and thanked the Czech Republic for backing Ukraine’s call for a 30-day ceasefire.<\/p>\n

‘Putin is very eager to show off his tanks at the (Victory Day) parade,’ Zelensky said, ‘but he should think about ending his war.’<\/p>\n

Zelensky again expressed deep scepticism over Russia’s proposal of a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in the Second World War, saying Moscow continues to launch hundreds of assaults despite publicly signalling interest in a partial truce.<\/p>\n

‘Even during Easter, despite promises – including to the United States – Russia carried out more than a hundred assaults,’ Zelensky said, referring to Russian attacks during the 30-hour Easter ceasefire unilaterally declared by Putin.<\/p>\n

\"Putin <\/p>\n

Putin signed a revamped version of Russia’s nuclear doctrine in November, spelling out the circumstances that would allow him to use the world’s largest atomic arsenal. Pictured:\u00a0Young members of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade take part in a tactical field training exercise<\/p>\n

\"Zelensky <\/p>\n

Zelensky has repeatedly called for a more substantial 30-day pause in hostilities, as the US had initially proposed<\/p>\n

\"Speaking <\/p>\n

Speaking on Sunday at a joint news conference with Czech President Petr Pavel, Zelensky noted that Russia has ignored a US proposal for a full ceasefire for 54 days and thanked the Czech Republic for backing Ukraine’s call for a 30-day ceasefire. Pictured:\u00a0A boy, walking with his father past the site of a Russian drone strike in Kyiv on May 4<\/p>\n

\u00a0Zelensky has repeatedly called for a more substantial 30-day pause in hostilities, as the US had initially proposed.<\/p>\n

The Kremlin said the Victory Day truce, ordered on ‘humanitarian grounds’, will run from the start of May 8 and run until the end of May 10 to mark Moscow’s defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 – Russia’s biggest secular holiday.<\/p>\n

Zelensky thanked Pavel for his country’s military support and said Ukraine hopes to receive 1.8 million artillery shells in 2025 as part of a Czech-led initiative to supply military aid to Kyiv.<\/p>\n

The initiative, launched in 2024 and supported by Nato allies, supplied Ukraine with 1.5 million artillery rounds last year.<\/p>\n

Zelensky also said he had discussed with Pavel ‘the next steps in the development of our aviation coalition’, namely the creation of an F-16 training school. He said that such a base could not be opened in Ukraine because of Russian attacks.<\/p>\n

A Russian drone attack overnight on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, wounded 11 people, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said on Sunday. Two children were among the wounded.<\/p>\n

\"Zelensky <\/p>\n

Zelensky thanked Pavel for his country’s military support and said Ukraine hopes to receive 1.8 million artillery shells in 2025 as part of a Czech-led initiative to supply military aid to Kyiv. Pictured:\u00a0Fire breaks out after Russia conduct shelling on residential buildings in Druzhkivka city of Donetsk Oblast on May 3<\/p>\n

\"Zelensky <\/p>\n

Zelensky also said he had discussed with Pavel ‘the next steps in the development of our aviation coalition’, namely the creation of an F-16 training school. He said that such a base could not be opened in Ukraine because of Russian attacks. Pictured:\u00a0A young member of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade takes part in a tactical training exercise\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"A <\/p>\n

A Russian drone attack overnight on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, wounded 11 people, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said on Sunday. Pictured: A woman talks on the phone while standing at the entrance to the Dream Town shopping mall in the Obolonskyi district damaged by a Russian drone strike on May 4<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, two people were killed by Russian guided bombs on Sunday, one each in the Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions, local officials said.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, 11 people were wounded in a Russian drone attack overnight on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two children were among the wounded.<\/p>\n

Russia fired a total of 165 exploding drones and decoys overnight, Ukraine’s air force said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Of those, 69 were intercepted and 80 were lost, having probably been electronically jammed. Russia also launched two ballistic missiles.<\/p>\n

Russia’s Defence Ministry said its air defences shot down 13 Ukrainian drones overnight.<\/p>\n

It comes after last month Putin\u00a0launched a large scale drone attack on Kyiv that has killed at least nine people and injured another 70, including six children, Ukrainian officials say.<\/p>\n

Russia’s overnight combined missile and drone attack triggered fires, smashed buildings and buried residents under rubble in the Ukrainian capital.<\/p>\n

‘There has been destruction. The search is continuing for people under rubble,’ the State Emergency Service wrote on the Telegram messaging app shortly after the attack on April 23.<\/p>\n

The attacks came at a critical moment in the war, as both Kyiv and Moscow are under pressure from the United States to show progress towards a peace deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Russian President Vladimir Putin\u00a0has revealed his thoughts on using nuclear weapons against Ukraine as he approaches his 25th…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75093,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7654],"tags":[92,2000,299,2301,12,332,657],"class_list":{"0":"post-75092","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ukraine","8":"tag-dailymail","9":"tag-eu","10":"tag-europe","11":"tag-moscow","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-russia","14":"tag-ukraine"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114452308431069554","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}