Russia's claims of nuclear weapons in Ukraine is attempt to put political pressure ahead of talks, Zelenskiy says

Record ID: 2359046

  • Title: Russia's claims of nuclear weapons in Ukraine is attempt to put political pressure ahead of talks, Zelenskiy says
  • Date: 25th February 2026
  • Summary: KYIV, UKRAINE (FEBRUARY 25, 2026) (REUTERS) UKRAINIAN FLAG ON ROOF OF UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT (VERKHOVNA RADA) (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, SAYING: "First of all, the Hungarians should ask the Russians for an energy truce… First of all, it's not that fast (to repair Druzhba pipeline), they destroyed Odesa-Brody, they destroyed this pipelin
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  • Keywords: Europe Putin Scandinavia Trump Zelenskiy aid support war in Ukraine weapons
  • Location: KYIV, UKRAINE
  • City: KYIV, UKRAINE
  • Country: Ukraine
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts
  • Reuters ID: LVA001850925022026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: AUDIO IN SHOT 2 AS INCOMING
    President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday (February 25) that Russian claims that Kyiv was trying to obtain nuclear weapons was an attempt to pressure Ukraine.
    He told a press conference that Ukraine "unfortunately" had no nuclear weapons and that the Russian claim came ahead of another anticipated trilateral meeting with representatives from Russia and the U.S. at the beginning of March.
    While waiting for Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere to arrive for their press conference, he also said that Ukraine was advised to repair the Druzhba oil pipeline but "it's not that fast."
    Shipments of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia have been cut off since January 27, when Kyiv says a Russian strike hit pipeline equipment in Western Ukraine. Slovakia and Hungary say Ukraine is to blame for the prolonged outage.
    (Production: Janis Laizans, Felix Hoske)
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