Putin: the presence of foreign troops in Ukraine will not change the situation on the battlefield. He emphasized that the supply of weapons to Kyiv also does not change anything.
Putin also did not rule out that if the United States conducts nuclear tests, Russia may do the same. The Russian president was speaking to journalist Dmitry Kiselev for Rossiya 1 and RIA Novosti. The interview was published in Russian and English on Thursday. The full transcript of the interview can be found at the bottom of the page.