Russia’s Defense Ministry announced today that the country’s nuclear weapons force has been put on enhanced combat service, at the behest of President Putin, according to Reuters, citing the Russian Interfax news agency.
In particular, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told Vl. Putin said that “shifts in the command positions of the Strategic Missile Forces, the North Sea and Pacific Fleets, as well as the Long-Range Air Force began to perform combat tasks with reinforced personnel,” according to Interfax.
It is reminded that yesterday, Sunday, Vl. Putin has ordered the military to put Russia’s deterrent forces – including nuclear weapons – on alert, citing NATO leaders’ aggressive statements and Western economic sanctions against Moscow.
The move sparked condemnation from the West, with the United States describing it as an escalation of tensions.
On the Old Continent side, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said the EU will not escalate into escalation following the Russian president’s move.
Source: Capital
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