Facing Russian Nuclear Threats: Maintaining Resolve

Holding one’s nerve in the face of Russian nuclear threats

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to TV presenter Dmitry Kiselyov (not pictured) on screen that Moscow is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to the existence of the Russian state, but "there has never been such a need".

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