Exclusive: Zelensky says world should be prepared for possibility Putin could use nuclear weapons
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Exclusive: Zelensky says world should be prepared for possibility Putin could use nuclear weapons

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The full interview aired April 17, 2022, at 9am ET on ‘State of the Union’ CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN Friday that “all of the countries of the world” should be prepared for the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin could use tactical nuclear weapons in his war on Ukraine. Video Ad Feedback See CNN's exclusive interview with President Zelensky 04:11 - Source: CNN Zelensky told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an exclusive interview from the office of the president in Kyiv on Friday that Putin could turn to either nuclear or chemical weapons because he does not value the lives of the people of Ukraine. “Given the potential desperation of President Putin and the Russian leadership, given the setbacks that they’ve faced so far militarily, none of us can take lightly the threat posed by a potential resort to tactical nuclear weapons or low yield nuclear weapons,” he said in public remarks at Georgia Tech. This is important.” Zelensky said that Ukrainian officials think about 2,500 to 3,000 Ukrainian troops have died in the war, comparing the figure to what he said are Russia’s casualty numbers of 19,000 to 20,000.

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