Putin says 鈥榥o winners鈥� in nuclear war

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Russia鈥檚 President Vladimir Putin (C) reviews naval troops as he attends the main naval parade marking the Russian Navy Day, in St. Petersburg on July 31, 2022. AFP

MOSCOW 鈥� Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that there could be 鈥渘o winners鈥� in a nuclear war and it should 鈥渘ever be unleashed.鈥�

He made the statement as a review of the keystone nuclear treaty opened at the United Nations.

In an address to the Tenth Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, Putin insisted that Russia remained faithful to the treaty鈥檚鈥渓etter and spirit.鈥�

鈥淭here can be no winners in a nuclear war and it must never be unleashed,鈥� he said.

Ties between Russia and the West have been unravelling since Putin sent troops to pro-Western Ukraine on February 24.

On Monday, the United States, Britain and France rebuked Russia for 鈥渋rresponsible and dangerous鈥� talk about possibly deploying nuclear weapons.

Since the start of Moscow鈥檚 military intervention in Ukraine, Putin has made thinly veiled threats hinting at a willingness to deploy Russia鈥檚 tactical nuclear weapons, which Russian military doctrine holds can be used to force an adversary to retreat.

Russian state propaganda has also argued for using nuclear weapons in the conflict.

In May, Russian editor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov warned that the Kremlin鈥檚鈥減ropaganda warriors鈥� were striving to make nuclear weapons use more palatable to the Russian public.

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