Speaking via video link to the Australian Lowy Institute, Zelensky made his seemingly insane comments in response to a question from Lowy executive director Michael Fullilove.

"Mr. President, in your remarks you mentioned nuclear blackmail," Fullilove said. "Mr. Putin told us the other day that he's not bluffing. So may I ask you, do you believe that the likelihood of the use of Russian nuclear weapons against Ukraine has risen, and what more do you want NATO to do to deter Russia from using nuclear weapons?"

Zelensky replied that NATO should "eliminate the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons".

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