Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Nuclear doctrine defensive – Putin

Russian president says it is pointless for Moscow to strike Ukraine with nuclear weapons and slams the West for ‘fuelling’ war.

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President Vladimir Putin launched Russia's bloody invasion of Ukraine more than eight months ago, on February 24, 2022 [Mikhail Metzel/Pool via Reuters]

By David Child

Published On 27 Oct 2022
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Updated: 27 Oct 2022 (22:32 GMT)

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses the West of “fuelling the war in Ukraine” during his annual address to a Moscow-based think-tank.
  • The Russian leader also commented on NATO, the United States dollar as a “weapon” and “traditional values” in the combative anti-West speech.