Vladimir Putin said there was no reason to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, and that he hoped it wouldn’t be needed.

In a Telegram pre-release published on Sunday, Putin said that Russia had the power and means necessary to bring Ukraine’s war to a logical end.

Putin replied to a question about Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory by saying that: “It was not necessary to use (nuclear arms )…, and I hope they will never be required. “

He said: “We are strong and capable of finishing what we began in 2022, with the results that Russia requires.”

Putin signed an updated version of Russia’s Nuclear Doctrine in November 2024. The document outlines the conditions under which Putin can use Moscow’s largest atomic arsenal.

That version lowered the bar, giving him that option in response to even a conventional attack backed by a nuclear power.

Russia disagrees with Ukraine over ceasefire proposals.

In remarks made public on Sunday, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Moscow’s announcement of a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine next week in honor of Victory Day of World War II is merely a move to create a’soft atmosphere’ before Russia’s annual celebrations.

Zelenskyy re-initiated his calls for a substantive 30-day ceasefire, similar to the one the U.S. originally proposed. According to him, the ceasefire could begin at any moment as a major step in ending the war.

Putin announced a 72-hour unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine to commemorate Victory Day of World War II. The U.S. wants an agreement to end this three-year conflict.

The Ukraine State Emergency Service announced Sunday that an overnight Russian drone attack in Kyiv injured 11 people. Two of the victims were children.

The attack woke up Valentyna Fesiuk, an 83-year-old resident of Kyiv’s Obolon district. She stated, “I was just sleeping when the house shook. It was at 12:30. An apartment on the 12th floor caught fire.”

The car of another resident, Viacheslav Khotab, caught fire.

I saw my car burning. “I was covered with broken glass,” he said. “I could not do anything.”

The 54-year-old was frustrated with the stagnant peace talks. “They can’t agree on anything, and we suffer the results.”

Daryna is a student of 18 years old from the district. She said, “Five or six minutes after the air raid was activated, we heard a strong impact, and everything started shaking. “… “There were three strikes in one line after the air-raid had been activated. “

She said, “It is very difficult to see our country destroyed continuously.”

On Sunday, a Russian guided bomb killed one person in a village located near the border with Ukraine’s Sumy Region. Olehhryhorov.

Ukraine’s airforce reported that Russia fired 165 decoys and drones that exploded over night. Of those drones, 69 were intercepted and another 80 lost after they were jammed electronic. Russia released two ballistic missiles.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, its air defenses have destroyed 13 Ukrainian drones in a single night.