Zelensky warns that Russian officials are 'preparing society' for the use of nuclear weapons

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed Russia was twisting its words in "other directions" for its own gain, while Vladimir Putin's cronies called his speech "a call to start another world war"

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Zelensky warns that Russians are preparing for nuclear war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that Russia is beginning to prepare its citizens for the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons in the war against his country.

On Friday, Zelensky said, "They're starting to prepare their society. It's very dangerous."

He then went on to say that Russian President Vladimir Putin was not yet ready to use nuclear weapons, but was skeptical whether or not they would.

The Ukrainian President went on to say, "They're not ready to do it, to use it. But they're starting to communicate. They don't know whether they're going to use it or not. I think it's It's even dangerous to talk about it."

A view shows a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine October 9, 2022 (

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Speaking in English at the President's office in Kyiv, President Zelensky said in full: "They are starting to prepare their society. It is very dangerous.

"They're not ready to do it, to use it. But they're starting to communicate. They don't know if they're going to use it or not. I think it's even dangerous to talk about it ."

Then, through a translator, he said in Ukrainian: "What we see is that the Russians in power love life, and so I think the risk of using weapons nuclear is not as certain as some experts say, because they are under...