Putin said that the conflict in Ukraine will be long

“As for the duration of the special operation, it can be a long process,” Putin admitted at a meeting of the Russian Council for Human Rights, then assured that it “does not make sense” to mobilize more reservists at this time, since only half of the 300,000 people recruited in September, is in place.

The Russian leader also said that the risk of a nuclear conflict is increasing, but assured that he “never threatened” the use of these weapons. “We are not crazy, we know what nuclear weapons are. Ours are more modern and advanced than everyone else, but we are not going to shake them, ”he said, assuring that Russia would not hesitate to use“ all means ”to protect its territory and its allies.