Zelensky Says World Should be Prepared for Possibility of Nuclear Weapons

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🗓️ 16 April 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, President Zelensky warned that "all of the countries of the world" should be prepared for the possibility that Putin could use tactical nuclear weapons in his war on Ukraine. This, as heavy shelling takes place along much of the front line in Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kharkiv, and Ukraine’s National Police report that more than 900 bodies of Ukrainian civilians have been discovered in the Kyiv region since the Russian army withdrew. Meanwhile, investigators from almost a dozen countries have descended on Ukraine this week to comb bombed-out towns searching for evidence of war crimes. Plus, texts obtained by CNN show how Trump allies Senator Mike Lee and Representative Chip Roy soured on efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Hosted by Laura Coates To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The news continues, so let's turn things over now to CNN tonight with Laura Coates.
0:09.4	Who?
0:10.4	And I'm a really lucky guy.
0:11.4	I get to co-hiker with all next week.
0:14.2	I'm looking forward to it, Jim.
0:15.7	Thank you so much.
0:16.7	Looking forward to your excellent reporting as always.
0:18.6	And I am Laura Coates.
0:20.2	And this is CNN Tonight.
0:22.4	Ukraine's president's new warning for the entire world.
0:26.1	Be prepared for the possibility that Putin could go nuclear at some point in this war.
0:31.3	And Vladimir Zelensky says that that should worry, in fact, the entire globe.
0:35.9	And it certainly is a very concerning thought.
0:38.7	It came in a rare, exclusive new interview with CNN's Jake Tapper.
0:42.8	And in that one-on-one, Jake asked Zelensky about the huge news of the sinking of Russia's
0:48.2	flagship battleship in the Black Sea.
0:50.7	Wait until you hear what the president said about that in a few moments.
0:54.5	The U.S. said today with a lot more certainty, by the way, that it was Ukrainian missiles
0:58.8	that downed the Moscow, not some accidental fire as Moscow claims.
1:04.1	Ukraine now expects Russia to increase its attacks and revenge.
1:07.7	But a military spokesman says, quote, we are ready.
1:11.3	Russia has been hitting Ukraine especially hard today, striking a military facility on
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