Putin 'hopes' use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine not needed

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine has not arisen, and that he hoped it would not arise. In a fragment of an upcoming interview with Russian state television published on Telegram, Mr 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, Mr Putin said: "There has been no need to use those (n