Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that there is no need to consider nuclear war and emphasized that Russia is not engaging in nuclear rhetoric. Putin affirmed that Russia has more nuclear weapons than Europe and highlighted the existence of early warning systems in Russia and the United States. He mentioned that there is no case for nuclear weapon deployment at present but did not rule out potential changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine. Additionally, Putin noted that while Russia can conduct nuclear tests, there is currently no necessity for such actions. Putin also addressed nuclear deterrence, reiterating that Russia has never initiated nuclear rhetoric, as reported by Reuters.
⚠️ PUTIN: **I PROCEED FROM THE FACT THAT WE WILL NEVER GET TO NUCLEAR WAR **WE HAVE NO NEED TO THINK ABOUT NUCLEAR WAR **I'D ASK EVERYONE NOT EVEN MENTION IT
⚡Putin: We have no need to think about nuclear war — Reuters
⚡Putin: We have more nuclear weapons than those in Europe — Reuters
⚠️ PUTIN: WE HAVE MORE NUCLEAR WEAPONS THAN THOSE IN EUROPE
⚠️ PUTIN ON NUCLEAR ESCALATION: EVERYONE SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT RUSSIA AND UNITED STATES, UNLIKE EUROPE, HAVE EARLY WARNINGS SYSTEMS
PUTIN: WE WILL CONDUCT NUCLEAR TESTS IF NECESSARY, BUT THERE IS NO NEED FOR THAT AT THIS POINT
⚠️ PUTIN, IN REPLY ABOUT NUCLEAR DETERRENCE: ** WE HAVE NEVER STARTED NUCLEAR RHETORICS **WE ARE NOT RATTLING WITH NUCLEAR WEAPON **THERE IS NO CASE FOR NUCEAR WEAPON DEPLOYMENT **I DON'T RULE OUT CHANGES TO OUR NUCLEAR DOCTRINE **WE CAN HOLD NUCLEAR TESTS, BUT THERE IS NO…
PUTIN: WE CAN HOLD NUCLEAR TESTS, BUT THERE IS NO NEED FOR IT NOW
PUTIN: THERE IS NO CASE FOR NUCLEAR WEAPON DEPLOYMENT, BUT I DON'T RULE OUT CHANGES TO OUR NUCLEAR DOCTRINE.
PUTIN: WE ARE NOT RATTLING WITH NUCLEAR WEAPON || THERE IS NO CASE FOR NUCEAR WEAPON DEPLOYMENT || PUTIN: I DON'T RULE OUT CHANGES TO OUR NUCLEAR DOCTRINE
PUTIN, IN REPLY ABOUT NUCLEAR DETERRENCE: WE HAVE NEVER STARTED NUCLEAR RHETORICS