President Vladimir Putin said in remarks published on Sunday that Russia had sufficient strength and resources to take the war in Ukraine to its logical conclusion, though he hoped that there would be no need to use nuclear weapons.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said there is no current need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, though he stressed Russia has the means to end the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Moscow's offer of a 72-hour ceasefire as insincere,

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Monday a three-day cease-fire in its war with Ukraine is set to take place in May, but Ukrainian officials question its timing and validity.