President Vladimir Putin warned the West yesterday that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the US 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 years in power, said the nuclear war scenario was not “rushing” up and he saw no need for the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
“From a military-technical point of view, we are, of course, ready,” said Putin, 71, in response to a question on whether the country was really ready for a nuclear war.
Putin said the US understood that if it deployed American troops on Russian territory, or to Ukraine, Russia would treat the move as an…
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