New Delhi, May 5 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said there has been no need to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict and that he hopes such a moment will never come.

"There has been no need to use those [nuclear] weapons ... and I hope they will not be required," Putin said in a new state television film aired Sunday, marking his 25 years in power.

He insisted Russia has the capacity to end the war on its terms. "We have enough strength and means to bring what was started in 2022 to a logical conclusion with the outcome Russia requires," he said.

In November 2024, Putin signed a revamped version of Russia's nuclear doctrine that lowers the threshold for use, allowing a response even to conventional attacks if backed by a nuc...