Putin warns the West that Russia is 'ready' for nuclear war: 'Weapons exist in order to use them'
Putin also said Russia might conduct nuclear tests and cautioned the U.S. not to escalate the war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned the West that his country was ready for a nuclear war and said that he would consider the U.S. sending troops to Ukraine as a significant escalation of the war.
"From a military-technical point of view, we are, of course, ready," Putin told state media Rossiya-1 television and news agency RIA after he was asked about a potential nuclear war.
The Russian president said he knows the U.S. is aware that deploying troops to Ukraine or on Russian territory would be viewed by Moscow as intervening in the war. He also urged "strategic restraint."
Putin also said Russia might conduct nuclear tests and cautioned the U.S. not to escalate the war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned the West that his country was ready for a nuclear war and said that he would consider the U.S. sending troops to Ukraine as a significant escalation of the war.
"From a military-technical point of view, we are, of course, ready," Putin told state media Rossiya-1 television and news agency RIA after he was asked about a potential nuclear war.
The Russian president said he knows the U.S. is aware that deploying troops to Ukraine or on Russian territory would be viewed by Moscow as intervening in the war. He also urged "strategic restraint."
Putin warns the West that Russia is 'ready' for nuclear war: 'Weapons exist in order to use them'
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned Western leaders that his country was ready for nuclear war, should the U.S. escalate the war in Ukraine.
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