The Russian leader’s chatter about nuclear weapons has picked up since the U.S. allowed Ukraine to use its conventional weapons against military targets in Russia.

By Samia Nakhoul, Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir SoldatkinST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia had no need to use nuclear weapons to secure victory in Ukraine,

President Vladimir Putin says that he sees no current threat to Russia’s sovereignty that would warrant the use of nuclear weapons but has again warned that Moscow could send arms to countries or groups to strike Western targets.