Russia could use nukes if Putin suspects ‘existential threat’: Kremlin spokesman

The Kremlin’s main mouthpiece has refused to rule out nuclear war — readily warning that President Vladimir Putin could use atomic weapons if he perceived an “existential threat.”

Dmitry Peskov was repeatedly pressed on CNN Tuesday about Russia’s nuclear arsenal being put on high alert, which interviewer Christiane Amanpour told him had left “the world afraid.”

“President Putin intends to make the world listen to and understand our concerns,” the Kremlin spokesman said when asked if Putin “would use” the nuclear option.

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