Russia’s former president claimed NATO’s newest members are potential targets for revenge strikes using nuclear weapons in the event of war — as the Kremlin expands its military bases along ...

In the first call between the leaders since December 2022, Putin repeated Kremlin rhetoric that the "current crisis" was caused by "many years of aggressive NATO policy aimed at creating an anti ...

Putin's lowering of the threshold of Russia’s nuclear doctrine appeared to be a thinly veiled threat to the United States and NATO over their ramped-up support for Ukraine.

Ukraine's audacious targeting of major Russian airbases is "grounds for a nuclear attack," a prominent Kremlin propagandist and ally of Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said.. Why It Matters ...

Later, defence insiders told The i Paper that the UK would have to commit to 3.5 per cent at this month’s Nato conference, despite not having a plan for funding the rise.. The 62 recommendations ...

For over a decade, President Vladimir Putin has heightened nuclear threats to Europe. In 2014, when Russia first invaded Ukraine, he said he was “ready” to bring nuclear arms into play. In ...

As conditions for ending the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin wants a written pledge by Western leaders to stop NATO's expansion eastwards as well as the lifting of sanctions, three Russian sources ...

President Vladimir Putin's conditions for ending the war in Ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging NATO eastwards and lift a chunk of sanctions on Russia.

Putin has invested heavily in nuclear modernization, while the United States has not. He has also devoted vast resources to upgrading Russian conventional forces. The Kremlin’s armed forces do not ...