Three decades after Ukraine agreed to give up its atomic weapons, the country’s president says Kyiv is prepared to become a nuclear power again should it not be granted accession to NATO. “Let them give us nuclear weapons.

Moscow sees a ban on Ukraine’s entry to NATO as a key condition in resolving the Russia-Ukraine war, the pro-Kremlin news agency Interfax reported on Jan. 24, citing Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.