Putin, Ukraine

Could Putin Use a Nuclear Weapon in Ukraine? 3 Experts Weigh In
Three experts spoke to Newsweek about the possibility of Moscow firing nuclear weapons into Ukraine as tensions escalate.
Putin takes his nuclear threats to a new level, but Ukraine's allies say they aren't rattled
World leaders and analysts expressed doubts that the change to Russia's nuclear doctrine amounted to much more than a new and more intense effort to deter the West.
Opinion
Why China is probably on board with Putin’s nuclear threats
Xi Jinping is almost surely comfortable with Vladimir Putin’s threats to use his most destructive weapons against Ukraine.
Putin says Russia would use all weapons at its disposal if Ukraine got nuclear weapons
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would use all weapons at its disposal against Ukraine if Kyiv were to acquire nuclear arms. The New York Times reported last week that some unidentified Western officials had suggested U.
What Putin plans next for Ukraine, nuclear threats explained
Putin's goals in Ukraine remain the same: weakening Ukraine's ties to NATO, hindering Ukrainian nationalism and territorial gains.
Opinion
Putin’s Nuclear Threat Is a Magic Trick, but a Dangerous One
The key to all magic tricks is distraction, which is the best way to understand Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest round of nuclear saber rattling, including — if an as yet unverified report by Ukraine’s air force proves correct — Thursday’s first use of an intercontinental ballistic missile to hit a target in Ukraine.
Putin threatens Ukraine with nuclear missiles
Annie Jacobsen, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times Best Selling author of “Nuclear War: A Scenario” joins CNN’s Michael Smerconish to discuss the latest escalation in Russia’s War against Ukraine.
Putin’s huge nuclear battlecruisers symbolise Russian naval decline
The hulking Kirov-class nuclear powered battlecruisers were symbols of Moscow’s naval strength during the later Soviet era. A ...
What Putin’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile means for NATO security
The Russian leader’s use of the missile against Ukraine sends a powerful signal about his intention to weaken NATO and bend Europe’s security architecture to Russia’s will.
Putin Ally Issues Nuclear War Warning to US
Russia's Dmitry Medvedev warned of nuclear war if the U.S transfers nuclear weapons to Ukraine: "The consequences are obvious ...
Putin just approved a new nuclear weapons doctrine for Russia. Here's what it means.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes formally lowering the threshold at which his country can consider a ...
Nuclear attack unlikely despite Putin's warnings, US intelligence says
The U.S. decision to allow Ukraine to fire American weapons deeper into Russia has not increased the risk of a nuclear attack ...
Putin Lowers Russia’s Threshold for Using Nuclear Arms
A decree signed by the Russian leader, though long planned, came days after President Biden authorized the use of ...
Russia's lethal IRBM can cause damage akin to nuclear bomb, Europe stunned as Putin announces mass scale production, its name is....
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the start of serial production of the Oreshnik missile system. The Oreshnik, ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin ‘open to nuclear tests’ as Zelensky discusses ending ‘hot phase of war’
Russian air strikes killed at least four people and injured 21 others in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region on ...