Russia to hold battlefield nuclear drills after Macron and Cameron comments
Putin orders move in response to ‘provocative statements’ on Ukraine by French president and UK foreign secretaryUkraine war – live updatesVladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to hold battlefield nuclear weapons drills in a move the Kremlin described as a response to comments from the French president, Emmanuel Macron, on western troops fighting in Ukraine and from the British foreign secretary, David Cameron, on using British-supplied weapons against Russia.The Russian defence ministry said in a statement that troops from the southern military district would “practise the issues of preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons … in response to provocative statements and threats by certain western officials against the Russian Federation.” Continue reading...
Putin orders move in response to ‘provocative statements’ on Ukraine by French president and UK foreign secretary
Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to hold battlefield nuclear weapons drills in a move the Kremlin described as a response to comments from the French president, Emmanuel Macron, on western troops fighting in Ukraine and from the British foreign secretary, David Cameron, on using British-supplied weapons against Russia.
The Russian defence ministry said in a statement that troops from the southern military district would “practise the issues of preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons … in response to provocative statements and threats by certain western officials against the Russian Federation.” Continue reading...
