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MOSCOW, Oct 27 Russian President Vladimir Putin paused at a session of the Valdai Discussion Club , answering a question about his well-known phrase about nuclear weapons. In October 2018, at a meeting of the Valdai Club in Sochi, Putin, speaking about nuclear security issues, said: «The essence of Russia's nuclear doctrine is that the aggressor must know: retaliation inevitably, it will be destroyed anyway. And we, as a victim of aggression … as martyrs, will go to heaven, and they will simply die, because they will not even have time to repent.» This statement had a great response. On Friday, the moderator of the Valdai plenary session, Fyodor Lukyanov, reminded the president of this phrase. “A lot of people got nervous, remembering your statement here, at our event, four years ago, that we will all go to heaven. We are not in a hurry, right?” he asked. In response, there was a pause from the president and laughter from the audience . «You are thinking, and this is already alarming,» the moderator reacted. «And I specifically thought about it so that you would be on your guard. The effect has been achieved,» the President replied. on the possibility of using nuclear weapons