Russia refuses to rule out nuclear weapons in face of ‘existential threat’

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Nuclear weapons are not off limits, said a leading voice from the Kremlin as Russia continues to wage its war in Ukraine.

Dmitry Peskov, the chief spokesman of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Tuesday that an “existential threat” to Russia is what would make it consider the most extreme form of escalation.

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