Moscow will only use nuclear weapons in Ukraine in the event of an “
existential threat
” against Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on CNN International on Tuesday March 22.
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We have a homeland security doctrine, it's public, you can read all the reasons for the use of nuclear weapons there and it's an existential threat to our country
," he said.