Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine had not arisen and that he hopes it will not.In comments aired Sunday in a film by Russian state television about his quarter of a century in power, Putin said Russia has the strength and the means to bring the conflict in Ukraine to a 맥스카지노�logical conclusion.맥스카지노�Responding to a question about Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory, Putin said: 맥스카지노�There has been no need to use those (nuclear) weapons ... and I hope they will not be required.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�We have enough strength and means to bring what was started in 2022 to a logical conclusion with the outcome Russia requires,맥스카지노� he said.Putin signed a revamped version of Russia맥스카지노�s nuclear doctrine in November 2024, spelling out the circumstances that allow him to use Moscow맥스카지노�s atomic arsenal, the world맥스카지노�s largest. That version lowered the bar, giving him that option in response to even a conventional attack backed by a nuclear power.In the film, Putin also said Russia did not launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine 맥스카지노� what he called a 맥스카지노�special military operation맥스카지노� 맥스카지노� in 2014, when it illegally annexed Crimea, because it was 맥스카지노�practically unrealistic.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�The country was not ready for such a frontal confrontation with the entire collective West,맥스카지노� he said. He claimed also that Russia "sincerely sought to solve the problem of Donbas by peaceful means.맥스카지노�Putin said that reconciliation with Ukraine was 맥스카지노�inevitable."Video below: U.S., Ukraine sign agreement for decade-long military aid맥스카지노�He should think about ending his war맥스카지노�Russia and Ukraine, however, remain at odds over competing ceasefire proposals.Ukraine맥스카지노�s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a ceasefire is possible 맥스카지노�even from today맥스카지노� if Moscow is serious about ending the war.Speaking Sunday at a joint news conference with Czech President Petr Pavel, Zelenskyy noted that Russia has ignored a U.S. proposal for a full ceasefire for 54 days and thanked the Czech Republic for backing Ukraine맥스카지노�s call for a 30-day ceasefire.맥스카지노�Putin is very eager to show off his tanks at the (Victory Day) parade,맥스카지노� Zelenskyy said, 맥스카지노�but he should think about ending his war.맥스카지노�Zelenskyy again expressed deep skepticism over Russia맥스카지노�s proposal of a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War II, saying Moscow continues to launch hundreds of assaults despite publicly signaling interest in a partial truce.맥스카지노�Even during Easter, despite promises 맥스카지노� including to the United States 맥스카지노� Russia carried out more than a hundred assaults,맥스카지노� Zelenskyy said, referring to Russian attacks during the 30-hour Easter ceasefire unilaterally declared by Putin.Zelenskyy has repeatedly called for a more substantial 30-day pause in hostilities, as the U.S. had initially proposed.The Kremlin said the Victory Day truce was on humanitarian grounds and will run from the start of May 8 and last through the end of May 10 to mark Moscow맥스카지노�s defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 맥스카지노� Russia맥스카지노�s biggest secular holiday.Zelenskyy thanked Pavel for his country맥스카지노�s military support and said Ukraine hopes to receive 1.8 million artillery shells in 2025 as part of a Czech-led initiative to supply military aid to Kyiv. The initiative, launched in 2024 and supported by NATO allies, supplied Ukraine with 1.5 million artillery rounds last year.Zelenskyy also said he had discussed with Pavel "the next steps in the development of our aviation coalition," namely the creation of an F-16 training school. He said that such a base could not be opened in Ukraine because of Russian attacks.Attacks on Ukraine continueA Russian drone attack overnight on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, wounded 11 people, Ukraine맥스카지노�s State Emergency Service said Sunday. Two children were among the wounded.The attack woke up Valentyna Fesiuk, an 83-year-old resident of Kyiv's Obolon district.맥스카지노�I was just sleeping when the house shook," said Valentyna Fesiuk, an 83-year-old resident of Kyiv맥스카지노�s Obolon district. "It was at 12:30. An apartment on the 12th floor caught fire," she told The Associated Press.Another resident, Viacheslav Khotab, saw his car burning. "I was covered with broken glass,맥스카지노� he said. 맥스카지노�I couldn맥스카지노�t do anything.맥스카지노�The 54-year-old was frustrated with stalled peace negotiations: "They can맥스카지노�t agree on anything, and we are the ones who suffer the consequences.맥스카지노�Daryna Kravchuk, an 18-year-old student in the district, described how 맥스카지노�five to six minutes after the air raid was activated, we heard a strong impact, everything started shaking. ... There were three strikes almost in a row after the air raid was activated."맥스카지노�It맥스카지노�s very scary to witness, we have been suffering from this for so long. People are just suffering all the time. ... It맥스카지노�s still very hard to see our country constantly being destroyed,맥스카지노� she told the AP.Two people were killed by Russian guided bombs Sunday, one each in the Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions, local officials said.Russia fired a total of 165 exploding drones and decoys overnight, Ukraine맥스카지노�s air force said. Of those, 69 were intercepted and a further 80 lost, likely having been electronically jammed. Russia also launched two ballistic missiles.Russia맥스카지노�s Defense Ministry said its air defenses shot down 13 Ukrainian drones overnight.