Vladimir Putin often likes to raise "the nuclear spectre" and his most recent comments that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons should not be taken seriously, says our defence and security analyst Michael Clarke. Mr Putin said in an interview that Moscow was prepared for a nuclear confrontation if there was a threat to Russia's sovereignty or security. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-putin-election-nuclear-sky-news-blog-latest-12541713 #nuclear #putin #ukrainewar SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: null Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com/ and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales