# Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel laureate tells BBC

https://mins.news/en/item/20848

- BBC News, 2026-08-13 04:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74grmy2v7ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov says Vladimir Putin may be able to “destroy Ukraine, but cannot conquer it.” Muratov warns that nuclear escalation is possible, citing the growing number of public references in Russia to using nuclear weapons.

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