Defence minister Shoigu says Russia has no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
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- Published Date: 10:35 | 16 August 2022
- Modified Date: 10:35 | 16 August 2022
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday during a speech at the Moscow international security conference that Russia had no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
Shoigu also alleged that Ukrainian military operations are being planned by the United States and Britain, and that NATO had increased its troop deployment in Eastern and Central Europe "several times over".