Putin says Russia won't need to use nuclear weapons for victory in Ukraine | BBC News

President Vladimir Putin has claimed that Russia won't need to use nuclear weapons to achieve victory in Ukraine. Ever since Russia’sinvasion of Ukraine, Moscow has been engaged in nuclear sabre-rattling, dropping a series of hints that trying to defeat a nuclear power like Russia could have disastrous consequences. However the Russian President did not rule out Moscow carrying out a nuclear test.  He was speaking at an economic forum in St Petersburg. Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Steve Rosenberg. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #BBCNews