Putin Vows to go Nuclear

Earlier this month, Putin warned the West that Moscow could supply arms to other countries to strike Western targets in retaliation for allowing Ukraine to fire long-range missiles supplied by NATO countries’ military forces to hit targets inside Russia.

His latest announcement on Friday is seen as the Russian leader’s latest attempt to respond to the escalated conflict with the West after signing a comprehensive strategic partnership pact during his landmark Pyongyang visit aimed at finding new ways to defend non-Western countries against US hegemony.

Putin vowed that his nation would produce new intermediate-range nuclear-capable missiles, and then decide whether to deploy them within range of NATO nations in Europe, as well as US ally countries in Asia.        READ MORE...

Russia Deciding to Use Nuclear in Ukraine

Senior Russian military commanders recently discussed how and when the Kremlin would use tactical nuclear weapons (TNWs) in Ukraine, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.


According to the report, President Vladimir Putin was not part of the conversation. Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said on Tuesday that there were no indications that the Russian leader "has made a decision at this time to employ nuclear weapons."


Also on Tuesday, Security Council of the Russian Federation deputy chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Telegram that Kyiv's objectives to return all occupied territories to its control constituted an existential threat to Russia and would allow for the use of nuclear weapons.  READ MORE...