Putin says he hopes there's no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine invasion

Russia's Putin declares Easter ceasefire in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin said 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. Putin ordered thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine in February 2022, triggering Europe's biggest ground conflict since World War Two and the largest confrontation