Hours before taking oath for the fifth term, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a snap exercise in the use of tactical nuclear weapons in the Southern Military District, which borders Ukraine. According to Russia’s foreign and defense ministries, the drill is intended as a warning to the US and its allies not to escalate the Ukraine conflict any further. The Russian Foreign Ministry in its statement said, the tactical nuclear drills are taking place “in the context of recent belligerent statements by Western officials and sharply destabilizing actions taken by a number of NATO countries” in connection with the Ukraine conflict. According to a decree signed […]
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