Russia: Conducts new exercises with nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles

It will carry out new exercises with strategic nuclear weapons, the President announced today (29.10.2024) at a time when confrontation with the West escalates due to the war in Ukraine. Following NATO’s official confirmation that North Korea sent troops to Russia to participate in war operations in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin sends a “nuclear message” of power. The Russian president stated that nuclear weapons exercises will take place at the same time as senior officials will review the control of missile launches and cruise missiles. Maxim Shipnkov/Pool via REUTERS “Today we conduct additional strategic deterrence forces high schools, ” Putin said in a video that released the Kremlin and also added that: “We will process officials’ actions to control the use of nuclear weapons with practical launches of ballistic missiles and cruise missiles”. The Russian president added that Russia would not participate in any arms race but Moscow needs to have its nuclear forces ready for use. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS The other day Sunday (27.10.2024) Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow would use “a range of responses”, if the US and NATO allow Ukraine to use Western long-range weapons to hit targets deep on Russian territory. So far the US has refused to allow Ukraine to hit targets deep in Russian territory with the weapons they provide it, fearing escalation that could lead to a direct conflict between Moscow and Washington. In September, Putin had warned again that, if the Westerners allow Ukraine to hit Russian territory with greater range of missiles, this would mean that “NATO countries are at war with Russia”.