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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Shweta Sharma

Blinken suggests Russia might have used nukes in Ukraine already were it not for China and India

AP

China and India may have told Russia directly that they opposed any use of nuclear weapons by Moscow in Ukraine, according to US secretary of state Antony Blinken.

Speaking on the first anniversary of the full-scale invasion, Mr Blinken credited China and India for having “a little bit more influence with Russia these days” in stalling a potential use of nuclear weapons on the battlefield.

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