Putin Orders Russian Nuclear Deterrent Forces on Highest Alert

The move comes in response to “hostile” rhetoric by top NATO officials, Russia’s president has explained

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RT: President Vladimir Putin placed the country’s strategic deterrence forces on “special” alert on Sunday, announcing the move during a meeting with Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov.

“Western countries are not only taking unfriendly actions against our country in the economic area. I’m speaking about the illegitimate sanctions that everyone is well aware of. However, the top officials of the leading NATO countries also make aggressive statements against our country as well,” Putin stated.

Russia’s deterrent forces include various strategic weapons, both nuclear and conventional, that can be used for defense and offense alike. According to Russia’s military definition, the forces are designed to “to deter aggression against Russia and its allies, as well as to defeat the aggressor, including in a war with the use of nuclear weapons.”



The move comes amid the ongoing offensive by Russia in neighboring Ukraine, launched by Moscow on February 24. The military operation followed Russia’s formal recogniton of the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, which split from Kiev back in 2014.

The offensive prompted a massive international fallout, with the West launching a new wave of sanctions against Russia, accusing it of an “unprovoked” attack. The new restrictions ranged from personal sanctions against top officials, including Russia’s president, to targeting the financial system of the country.

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  2. Now he’s in a weak position and being dumb. Doubling down is not a move that helps him in any way other than to increase support against him.

    The brand is, “unnecessarily dangerous”, and it doesn’t get rubbed off easily. it is now in his legacy.

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