President Putin says he ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to the existence of the Russian state. Though he also clarified there has never been such a need and he doesn't think the world is headed to that direction.

Still, he warned that if US troops were deployed to Ukraine, Russia would treat them as interventionists.The tough talk came during an interview on Russian state media, just two days ahead of Russia's presidential elections, in which he's expected to easily win.

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