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Kremlin uses nuclear drills in Belarus to send NATO a new warning

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, called joint Russian-Belarusian nuclear drills a “signal to Europe and NATO,” Russian Telegram channels and the Russian state propaganda agency TASS reported on May 21.

21 May, 05:29 PM

U.S. tests Minuteman III missile after Russia launches nuclear drills

The United States conducted an unarmed test launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, shortly after Russia began its largest nuclear exercises in recent history, the U.S. Air Force said on May 20.

21 May, 11:29 AM

Expert discusses risks of Russia-Belarus military cooperation

Why Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko had launched joint nuclear exercises, Roman Bezsmertnyi told Radio NV on May 20.

20 May, 01:17 PM

Moscow's nuclear war games attempt to cover up its stalled offensive — ISW

Russia suddenly announced nuclear exercises running from May 19 to 21 to "demonstrate strength" to Ukraine's allies and distract from its growing battlefield problems, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on May 19.

20 May, 09:49 AM

Russian Defense Ministry announces start of nuclear drills

Russia’s Defense Ministry had launched nuclear exercises “under conditions of an aggression threat,” with the drills set to continue through May 21.

19 May, 10:37 AM

Kremlin dismisses Zelenskyy warning about threat from Belarus

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s warnings about a possible attack from Belarusian territory as an attempt to “escalate tensions,” according to Russia’s Interfax news agency on May 18.

18 May, 03:48 PM

NATO begins nuclear exercises Steadfast Noon with over 2,000 troops and 60 aircraft

NATO kicked off its annual nuclear drills, Steadfast Noon, on Oct. 14, involving more than 2,000 troops and 60 aircraft conducting training flights over Western Europe, according to an Alliance press release.

14 October 2024, 10:53 AM

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