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Putin will not risk nuclear strike — Zelenskyy

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will not dare use nuclear weapons against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an in-depth interview with UK podcaster Steven Bartlett, released on Oct. 22.

22 October, 02:17 PM

Putin aide claims Russia’s naval nuclear forces are in full combat readiness

Nikolai Patrushev, an aide to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, claimed that Russia’s naval strategic nuclear forces are in “full combat readiness.”Patrushev made the statement in an interview with Russian propaganda outlet RIA Novosti.

15 July, 07:28 PM

Stubb says Chinese officials told him Russia will not go nuclear

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Chinese authorities are convinced Russia will not use nuclear weapons, while warning that the risk of further escalation in the war cannot be ignored.

11 July, 02:48 PM

Moscow launched nuclear-capable missile without warhead, adviser says

Russia attacked Ukraine with a nuclear-capable missile without a nuclear warhead in an attempt to intimidate Ukraine and the world, volunteer and Defense Ministry adviser on drone warfare Serhii Sternenko said.

24 May, 10:05 AM

Budanov says Russia capable of strike but sees no preparations

Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said fears of a Russian nuclear strike against Ukraine are unfounded for now, although Moscow’s nuclear arsenal remains a serious threat.

15 May, 04:18 PM

Putin uses nuclear rhetoric to conceal Russia’s military weakness

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is using nuclear rhetoric to conceal Russia’s obvious inability to fully secure the May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow, according to a new report by the Institute for the Study of War.

13 May, 12:19 PM

Lukashenko threatens NATO and Ukraine with nuclear weapons

Belarusian self-proclaimed President Alexander Lukashenko threatened to use all available types of weapons, including nukes in the "event of an attack", he claimed in an interview with the RT propaganda television channel.

20 April, 01:45 PM

Medvedev threatens the world with nuclear weapons, cites ' country's fate'

Russia's Security Council head Dmitry Medvedev again floated nuclear threats, insisting Russia will use its atomic arsenal if it considers the state’s survival at stake in an interview with the Russian TASS propaganda agency on Feb. 2.

2 February, 02:01 PM

Russia puts nuclear-capable Yars missile systems on combat duty

Russia has deployed its Yars missile systems, capable of carrying nuclear warheads, for combat duty, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Oct. 7.

7 October 2024, 11:50 AM

Russian drone flies in concerning proximity to Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant in night attack

A Shahed drone was recorded flying in close proximity to the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant (KhNPP) in the overnight Russian attack, local governor Serhii Tyurin reported on Telegram on Sept. 20.

20 September 2024, 02:21 PM

South Korea considers nuclear weapons in response to North Korean threat

South Korea's Defense Minister Shin Won-sik warned that if the country were to break its alliance with the United States and start producing nuclear weapons, it would shock financial markets. He rejected calls for South Korea to build its own nuclear arsenal to deter North Korea in an interview with Reuters on Aug. 8.

8 August 2024, 12:04 PM

UK considers 2,000-mile missiles to disable Putin's nukes

The United Kingdom is considering developing long-range missiles capable of disabling nuclear weapons launched from Russia, The Times reported on July 25.

26 July 2024, 12:50 PM

Russian State Duma's Gurulyov called for a nuclear strike on the Netherlands - video

Andrey Gurulyov, former Russia's State Duma general, returned to the air of federal channels, on which he had not appeared since he called for the killing of "internal enemies", or, in other words, 20% Russians - and immediately got into a new scandal.

5 June 2024, 02:50 PM

US warns Russia of total destruction if nukes are used in Ukraine — Polish FM

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski expressed skepticism about Russia's threats to use nuclear weapons, saying that the United States warned Russia it would destroy all its targets in Ukraine if they did so, according to an interview with The Guardian on May 25.

25 May 2024, 01:55 PM

US prepared for Russian nuclear strike on Ukraine in late 2022 — CNN

The United States “rigorously” prepared for the possibility of a Russian nuclear strike in Ukraine in late 2022, the CNN reported on March 9.

10 March 2024, 01:45 PM

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