The president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky commented on Thursday that it was “hard to say “whether the risk of nuclear war has increased with the territorial conquests of his army, but he remained confident its Russian counterpart will not survive such an escalation of hostilitywrites AP.
Zelensky approached the international think tank Lowy Institute in Sydney via video link after the Ukrainian army recaptured the territory illegally annexed by Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that he will not hesitate to use nuclear weaponsto repel Ukraine’s attempt to regain control of the areas occupied by Moscow.
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Asked whether the risk of Russia using nuclear weapons has increased, Zelensky said: “It’s hard to say.”
He puts wonder if Putin has enough control over the Russian campaignto carry out a tactical nuclear attack. The Russians find it “difficult to control everything that happens in their countryjust like they don’t control everything they have on the battlefield, ”Zelensky said.
Zelensky said it Putin understands that “the world will never forgive” a Russian nuclear attack.
“He understands that after using a nuclear weapon, he will no longer be able to keep his life, so to speak, and I am confidentZelensky said.
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