As the war in Ukraine intensifies, Vladimir Putin is putting nuclear forces on high alert. Just minutes ago, the Russian President put his country’s nuclear-attack system on high alert because of what he claims to be “aggressive statements” made by NATO and Western countries.
Putin said in a televised broadcast:
“Western countries aren’t only taking unfriendly actions against our country in the economic sphere, but top officials from leading NATO members made aggressive statements regarding our country”
With Putin’s new alert, the possibility of the Russia-Ukraine war escalating to a nuclear war has been heightened.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in response to Putin’s nuclear threat:
“This is really a pattern that we’ve seen from President Putin through the course of this conflict, which is manufacturing threats that don’t exist in order to justify further aggression”
Watch Putin’s nuclear threat statement below.
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