President Vladimir Putin has drawn a "red line" for the United States and its allies by signalling that Moscow will consider responding with nuclear weapons if they allow Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia with long-range Western missiles. But some in the West are asking: does he actually mean it? The question
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Putin could be arrested in Mongolia: Kremlin
The ICC issued an arrest warrant in March of last year against Putin, accusing him of the war crime of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine. However, the Kremlin has dismissed the accusation, saying it is politically motivated. Meanwhile, the warrant obliges the court's 124 member states, including Mongolia, to arrest
Putin blames Ukraine for alleged border incursion
President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of launching "another major provocation", after defence officials said around 300 Ukrainian troops crossed into Russia's Kursk region on Tuesday. Fighting is reportedly ongoing in the area, as Moscow said troops supported by 11 tanks and more than 20 armoured combat vehicles, crossed the border
Putin warns the United States of Cold War-style missile crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned the United States that if Washington deployed long-range missiles in Germany then Russia would station similar missiles in striking distance of the West. The United States said on July 10 that it would start deploying long-range missiles, opens new tab in Germany from 2026
Putin, Xi headline summit with anti-Western stance
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping were set to participate Thursday in a regional summit in Central Asia bringing together numerous countries opposed to the West. Putin and Xi regularly meet under the aegis of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) alliance, whose latest session is being held in
Putin says Ukraine’s Zelenskiy lacks legitimacy after term expired
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had no legitimacy following the expiry of his five-year term and this would raise a legal obstacle if Russia and Ukraine were to hold peace talks. With Ukraine under martial law in the third year of Russia's full-scale invasion,
Putin says there is ‘nothing unusual’ about tactical nuclear weapons drill
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that there was nothing unusual in a planned exercise involving the practice deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in southern Russia along with ally Belarus. Russia said on Monday it would practise the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons as part of a military exercise after
Putin calls on Russians to take part in presidential election
Russia is ready for nuclear war: Putin warns West
President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the U.S. sent troops to Ukraine, it would be considered a significant escalation of the conflict. Putin, speaking just days before a March 15-17 election which is certain to give him another six
