Putin puts Russia’s nuclear weapons on high alert - BBC News
Description
Putin puts Russia’s nuclear weapons on high alert - BBC News
54K
Likes
4,708,560
Views
Feb 28
2022
The Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his country’s strategic nuclear forces to high alert, as the Ukraine crisis escalates.
He told defence chiefs it was because of "aggressive statements" by the West, amid widespread condemnation of his invasion of Ukraine. The announcement does not mean Russia intends to use the weapons.
The US immediately condemned his decision calling it an "unacceptable escalation".
Recently Mr Putin had warned that "whoever tries to hinder us" in Ukraine would see consequences "you have never seen in your history". Those words were widely interpreted as signalling a threat to use nuclear weapons if the West stood in his way.
The Russian President ordered his defence minister and the chief of the military's general staff to put the nuclear deterrent forces on a "special regime of combat duty".
Clive Myrie in Kyiv presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Steve Rosenberg in Moscow and Sarah Smith in Washington.
Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
-
1:17:18
My Mom's Basement with Robbie Fox
15 hours agoHOUSE OF THE DRAGON SEASON 2 EPISODE 3 LIVE RECAP WITH CLEM AND KFC | MY MOM'S BASEMENT
34.9K5 -
1:13:17
Man in America
16 hours agoUnmasking How the Two-Party System ENSLAVES All of Us w/ Mel K
57.8K80 -
2:30:37
InfiniteWaters(DivingDeep)
19 hours ago‘That Was Shocking’: Ralph Smart Reacts To Biden’s Debate Performance
37.6K58 -
1:50:42
Twisted History
1 day agoIllegal Dumping
54.2K20 -
1:00:59
Kimberly Guilfoyle
3 days agoOn Their Records, It's No Debate: Trump & Biden Face off in Atlanta, Live with Jeffery Clark & Tim Murtaugh | Ep. 137
116K73 -
4:27:58
MissesMaam
9 hours agoEvil Achievement Grind | Stardew Valley 💚✨
47.9K5 -
51:36
Line Drive Podcast
9 hours agoEven after debate debacle, Dems say Biden is fine!
55K25 -
2:17:12
vivafrei
21 hours agoEp. 217: Biden Debate Debacle; SCOTUS Jan. 6; SCOTUS Chevron; Trump AND MORE!
186K612 -
2:00:31
RealAmericasVoice
10 hours agoNEXT MAN UP: STEVE BANNON, CHARLIE KIRK, AND JACK POSOBIEC
77.2K84 -
1:16:29
The Late Kick with Josh Pate
13 hours agoLate Kick Live Ep 526: FSU’s ACC Exit | SEC vs Texas & OU | Lanning Is Kirby | EASports CFB25
60.5K6