Putin warns Europe is ‘defenceless’ in opposition to his nuclear weapons | EUROtoday

“The use is possible in an exceptional case, in the event of a threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. I don’t think that such a case has come. There is no such need,” replied Putin.

The Russian president has unnerved commentators within the West by testing missiles that may be armed with a nuclear warhead. Russian media has additionally talked up the opportunity of the Kremlin test-firing its first nuclear weapon since 1990, a menace that Putin repeated on Friday.

“If necessary, we will conduct tests. So far, there is no need for this,” he stated.

With his forces on the offensive in Ukraine, Western politicians squabbling over navy support for Kyiv and the profitable purge of Russia’s Ministry of Defence, blamed for the botched preliminary invasion of Ukraine, Putin has appeared extra relaxed and assured up to now month.

And Russians milling round exterior the principle discussion board corridor stated that Putin was a hero who had saved Russia. Many had been queuing to purchase T-shirts branded along with his quotes justifying his battle in Ukraine.

Although economists have warned that Russian GDP progress is premised primarily on navy spending, Putin boasted that Western sanctions had did not dent Russia’s financial system and he was strengthening Russia’s ties with international locations in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.