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2 hours ago · Russian forces have started the first stage of exercises ordered by President Vladimir Putin to simulate preparation for the launch of tactical nuclear weapons, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
1 hour ago · The exercises were announced by Russian authorities this month in response to remarks by senior Western officials about the possibility of deeper involvement in the war in Ukraine. It was the first time Russia has publicly announced drills involving tactical nuclear weapons, although its strategic nuclear forces regularly hold exercises.
1 day ago · Reliance on nuclear threats and signals is an enduring trend in Russia’s activities amid the war in Ukraine. On February 27, 2022, Putin put Russia’s deterrence forces on “high combat alert,” justifying it on the grounds of aggressive actions and rhetoric by the West, while Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine.
5 days ago · Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping appear in Beijing on May 16, 2024. In a joint statement, Putin and Xi addressed their position on the use of nuclear weapons.
19 hours ago · Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday it began a round of drills involving tactical nuclear weapons. The exercises were announced by Russian authorities this month in response to remarks by ...
6 days ago · Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to practise the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons after what Moscow said were threats from France, Britain and the United States.
5 days ago · Pavel Podvig, director of the Russian Nuclear Forces Project, said: “This is supposed to be a signal to the West, probably to make people stop thinking about deeper involvement in the war. But I believe we can be quite confident that it is not a threat to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine or against Ukraine.”
