Putin, nuclear war and Ukraine
Why Putin’s nuclear saber-rattling on Ukraine sounds different this time
The Kremlin has had little success invoking its nuclear arsenal to deter Ukraine and the West from using new tactics to stop Russia’s invasion. That may be changing.
Putin Is Under Pressure to Call Up More Troops for War of Attrition
The Russian president earlier this year rebuffed Defense Ministry officials who had tried to convince him they needed more soldiers.
Putin ally warns West of nuclear war over Ukraine
A close ally of President Vladimir Putin warned Western governments on Thursday that a nuclear war would ensue if they gave the green light for Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia.
Ukraine Says It Hit Large Missile Depot Deep Inside Russia
Ukraine said it destroyed a large weapons stockpile in Russia overnight using long-range drones to stage the attack as Kyiv awaits US permission to use western-made missiles in such operations.
Ukraine drones strike deep inside Russia as Kyiv pushes to use Western missiles
The drone attack destroyed a Russian military arsenal in Tver, triggering a blast powerful enough to be detected by earthquake monitors and NASA satellites.
Top Russian lawmaker warns West of nuclear war over Ukraine
A senior Russian lawmaker on Thursday said that Ukrainian strikes on Russia with Western missiles would lead to global war with the use of nuclear weapons and that Moscow's response would be tough with more powerful weapons.
Russian Forces Destroy U.S Made Launcher Day After Mega Military Move; Putin's War Message To West
Russia delivered a big blow to the Ukrainian army amid the ongoing intense fighting in Kursk. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian forces targeted and destroyed a U.S.-made M270 rocket system deployed by Ukraine near Novy Put.
NATO, Putin and Russia
Putin Tightens Grip in Africa with Construction of New Congo Pipeline
Russia is extending its soft power in Africa further with a new fuel pipeline in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Column: Trump talks tough on Russia now, but as president he bowed to Putin
Russian leader Vladimir Putin seized Ukrainian ships and sailors in 2018, and then-President Trump did nothing. The Kremlin ...
Putin orders military to boost troop numbers by 180,000 to 1.5 million as Ukraine fighting continues
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000 to a total of ...
Explosions Rock Russian Air Base Hosting Putin's Nuclear Bombers
Russia's Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic bombers are capable of carrying out nuclear and conventional long-range strikes, and have ...
Putin wants Russia’s youth to become ultranationalist patriots. Many are all in.
Young Russians are embracing Kremlin propaganda, reshaping the Ukraine war narrative with ultranationalist views and seeing ...
Ret. general tells MSNBC Putin will marvel at US electing Black woman, ‘product of mixed marriage’
A former U.S. Army general told MSNBC this week that Russian President Vladimir Putin will know the U.S. is "democratic" when ...
Russia's Top Trade Ally Defies Putin's Warning Over Kyiv Weapons
India is helping Ukraine fill its need for artillery shells and shifting the landscape of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Disaster for Putin's 1.5 million soldiers army target because too many are getting killed
The meat grinder of combat on Ukraine's front line is claiming Russian lives faster than the Kremlin can recruit new fighters ...