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<strong>Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has said that Moscow would consider using nuclear weapons only when it sees an &quot;existential threat.&quot;</strong></p>
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In an interview with CNN, Peskov said that Russia&#39;s military operation in Ukraine is &quot;progressing well according to pre-established plans and objectives&quot; and &nbsp;&quot;no one expected that it would last a couple of days&quot;.<br />
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&ldquo;We have a concept of national security, it is in the public domain, you can read all the reasons why nuclear weapons can be used. That is, if there is a threat to the existence of the country, then it can be used in accordance with our concept. There are no other reasons mentioned in this text,&rdquo; Peskov replied when asked about the conditions under which Putin could use nuclear weapons.</p>
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He also said that liberating Mariupol – the city in Donbass currently witnessing a fierce battle – from &quot;nationalist units&quot; remains the main goal of the Russian military.<br />
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Peskov had yesterday refused to comment on Russia&rsquo;s losses in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.</p>
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&quot;When asked by journalists to comment on reports about Russia&rsquo;s losses in Ukraine, which were made public by the Komsomolskaya Pravda on Monday, and which seriously differ from the Russian defence ministry&rsquo;s data, Peskov said, &#39;No, I cannot comment on it, you&rsquo;d better ask the Komsomolskaya Pravda&#39;,&quot; reported Russian news agency Tass.<br />
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The Kremlin spokesman said he doesn&rsquo;t have the latest update concerning Russia&rsquo;s losses. &quot;We don&rsquo;t have such information and have no right to make it public in the course of the military operation. It is the defence ministry&rsquo;s prerogative,&quot; he said.</p>
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