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Russian President

Vladimir Putin

admitted Wednesday to an increase in nuclear tensions, while insisting he would not be the first to use such weapons in the

Ukraine war

.

In a televised meeting with the Russian Human Rights Council, Putin admitted that the conflict in Ukraine could escalate further.

After the invasion of

Ukraine

on February 24, the

Russian

authorities repeatedly stopped planning the possibility of using the nuclear weapon in case of a threat to its territorial integrity, which includes the annexed regions of Ukraine.

Those proclamations raised fears and accusations around the world.

"We have not gone crazy, we know what nuclear weapons are," said the Kremlin chief.

"We view weapons of mass destruction, the nuclear weapon, as a means of defense. (Using it) is based on what we call 'retaliatory attack': if we are attacked, we respond," he said.

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Four Ukrainian policemen killed and 4 injured when several mines exploded in Kherson

Four Ukrainian policemen have died and another four have been injured this Wednesday by the explosion of Russian mines in Kherson, according to local media.

Among the dead was Mykhailo Kuratchenko, police chief of the Cherkasy region, who was helping his colleagues in the south, Ukrainian

President Volodimir Zelensky

reported tonight .

"Currently, the doctors are saving the lives of four more police officers," he said in his usual late-night speech.

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Putin admits to rising nuclear tensions but rules out being the first to use these weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted on Wednesday to an increase in nuclear tensions, though he insisted he would not be the first to use such weapons in the conflict with

Ukraine

.

In a televised meeting with the Russian Human Rights Council, Putin admitted that the conflict in

Ukraine

could escalate further.

After the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the

Russian

authorities repeatedly stopped planning the possibility of using the nuclear weapon in case of a threat to its territorial integrity, which includes the annexed regions of Ukraine.

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