Hours before taking oath for the fifth term, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a snap exercise in the use of tactical nuclear weapons in the Southern Military District, which borders Ukraine. According to Russia’s foreign and defense ministries, the drill is intended as a warning to the US and its allies not to escalate the Ukraine conflict any […]
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