Putin says Russia will not nuclear bomb against Ukraine
Deccan ChronicleMOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday denied having any intentions of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine but described the conflict there as part of alleged efforts by the West to secure its global domination, which he insisted are doomed to fail. Speaking at a conference of international foreign policy experts, Putin said it's pointless for Russia to strike Ukraine with nuclear weapons. Without offering evidence, the Russian leader repeated Moscow's unproven allegation that Ukraine was plotting a false flag attack involving a radioactive dirty bomb it would try to pin on Russia. Putin also expressed bewilderment about Washington's policy on China, noting that tensions sparked by a recent visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi come amid the US-Russian showdown over Ukraine.