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‘No country would survive’ Putin’s nuclear strike

Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined on Thursday when his country would use nuclear weapons. The Russian leader escalated his nuclear rhetoric at an annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, declaring that Moscow has successfully tested the nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable Burevestnik cruise missile—a claim Kremlin officials had denied just days earlier. There have been growing […]

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Putin raises threat of ‘dirty bomb’ nuclear attack

Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the specter of a “dirty bomb” incident at a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant while contemplating retaliation for an apparent Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow. “Ukrainian citizens need to understand that there are other threats as well, for instance, attempts to disrupt the operation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant or […]

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Putin & China are comrades in arms

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu hailed military cooperation held between their countries amid tensions with the West over the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. During a meeting with Li in Moscow on Sunday, Putin touted his country’s defense cooperation with China and said that joint military exercises, including ground, naval, and air […]

Russia Issues Latest Nuclear Threat

ussia is trying to use nuclear threats to discourage Kyiv’s Western backers from providing military aid ahead of an expected counter-offensive, according to a new assessment. Speaking on Tuesday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu issued “reinvigorated nuclear blackmail rhetoric,” according to the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank. Shoigu defended Russia’s […]