Russia's Putin says Ukraine war could last 'long' time, insists he has not 'gone mad' on nuclear weapons
expressed concern that the threat of nuclear war is rising as his country continues its invasion of Ukraine — a conflict that he said"might be a long process."to state unequivocally that Russia would not use a nuclear weapon except in retaliation, stated that such a promise could not be made — maintaining that a promise to never use the weapons first is a promise to simply never use them.
The world leader pushed back against accusations that he is becoming militarily reckless, insisting that Russia's nuclear arsenal remains a"We haven’t gone mad, we realize what nuclear weapons are," Putin said Wednesday."We have these means in more advanced and modern form than any other nuclear country, that’s an obvious fact.
Putin also commented during the meeting that the war in Ukraine"might be a long process" — one of the first explicit acknowledgments from the leader that Russia's early optimism of a swift victory has waned.The Russian invasion of Ukraine is now in its 10th month. Ukraine has seen a rollercoaster of victories and losses as its comparatively ragtag forces struggle to regain ground lost early in the invasion.
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