MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said successful comments broadcast connected Sunday said that the request to usage atomic weapons successful Ukraine had not arisen, and that helium hoped it would not arise.
In a fragment of an upcoming interrogation with Russian authorities tv published connected Telegram, Putin said that Russia has the spot and the means to bring the struggle successful Ukraine to a "logical conclusion".
Responding to a question astir Ukrainian strikes connected Russia from a authorities tv reporter, Putin said: "There has been nary request to usage those (nuclear) weapons ... and I anticipation they volition not beryllium required."
He said: "We person capable spot and means to bring what was started successful 2022 to a logical decision with the result Russia requires."
Putin successful February 2022 ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine, successful what the Kremlin calls a "special subject operation" against its neighbour.
Though Russian troops were repelled from Kyiv, Moscow's forces presently power astir 20% of Ukraine, including overmuch of the southbound and east.
Putin has successful caller weeks expressed willingness to negociate a bid settlement, arsenic U.S. President Donald Trump has said helium wants to extremity the struggle via diplomatic means.
Fear of atomic escalation has been a origin successful U.S. officials' reasoning since Russia invaded Ukraine successful aboriginal 2022. Former CIA Director William Burns has said determination was a existent hazard successful precocious 2022 that Russia could usage atomic weapons against Ukraine.
(Reporting by Reuters, Writing by Felix Light; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)