Russia won't use nuclear weapons against Ukraine or attack NATO, Finland's president says

Russia won't use nuclear weapons against Ukraine or attack NATO, Finland's president says  The Kyiv Independent

BERLIN, Aug 29 - Finland's President Alexander Stubb said he did not believe Russia would risk an attack against a NATO country, telling Germany's Bild newspaper it would \"make no sense\" to test the resolve of the alliance.

Finland's Stubb tells German newspaper Russia unlikely to risk attack on NATO  Reuters

The Ukrainian president has promised to punish those responsible

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