The Russian Federation should stop blackmailing with nuclear weapons, the entourage of Russian President Vladimir Putin should not shout about its use after 50 grams of vodka. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy emphasized this in an interview with the German publication ZDF.

 "Excuse me, his (Putin's) entourage, his puppies - they're not even dogs - they're just puppies. When each of them drinks 50 grams of vodka and shouts: "We're going to use nuclear weapons tomorrow!" ?" - said the president.

 Zelenskiy noted that Russians need to be told clearly: "Dear citizens of the Russian Federation, you have a person at your head who talks about nuclear weapons, about the use of nuclear weapons. We cannot talk to him. And you will all suffer because of this. And we isolate ourselves from you, because we don't want to deal with terrorists."

 The President added that Ukraine will agree to negotiations only when the Russian Federation is ready for a dialogue without threats and automatic weapons, when the occupiers leave the territory of Ukraine and stop killing civilians.

 Zelenskiy added that Europe should show a strong position. If Russia feels the power, Putin will not use nuclear weapons, he will lose his power.

 "He should be afraid - not us, not Europe," the president added.