Putin Concedes ‘There Can Be No Winners in a Nuclear War’

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Yuri Borisov, the new CEO of the Russian State Space Corporation "Roscosmos," at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 26, 2022. Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that there would be no winners if a nuclear war broke out and said it should not be considered.

“Russia consistently follows the letter and spirit of the [Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons],” Putin wrote, according to state-run media.