Vladimir Putin


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Putin hints at strikes on West in ‘global’ Ukraine war

  • Warns of retaliation after Ukraine’s allies granting permission for Kyiv to use Western-supplied weapons to strike targets on Russian territory
  • Putin spoke after Russia test-fired a new generation intermediate-range missile at Ukraine, hinting that was capable of unleashing a nuclear payload
  • Washington saw no need to modify the United States’ own nuclear posture in response, says White House spokesperson
By AFP ·

Update

Kremlin denies Putin and Trump spoke on phone

By AFP ·