Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called "the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons" a "bluff." He said this in an interview with the German newspaper Die Zeit, UNIAN reported.

"I think the threat of nuclear war is a bluff. It is one thing to be a murderer, it is another to commit suicide," Zelenskyy said, noting that "Putin's nuclear threat is a sign of weakness."

"You threaten to use nuclear weapons only when nothing else works," Zelenskyy said. "Every use of nuclear weapons means an end—not only to all parties, but also to whoever uses them."

On February 27, Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the Russian “restraining forces,” including the nuclear forces, to be placed on high alert.