The British government said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear deterrent alert aimed at Ukraine was rhetoric designed to distract people from Moscow’s full-scale attack. Defence secretary Ben Wallace told Sky News that the nuclear alert is not linked to practical steps to increase readiness to use the weapons.
Putin’s nuke alert aimed to distract from Ukraine crisis: British govt
Defence secretary Ben Wallace told Sky News that the nuclear alert is not linked to practical steps to increase readiness to use the weapons.
Published on Feb 28, 2022 02:59 PM IST
Written by Harshit Sabarwal | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan, New Delhi
The British government said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear deterrent alert aimed at Ukraine was rhetoric designed to distract people from Moscow’s full-scale attack. Defence secretary Ben Wallace told Sky News that the nuclear alert is not linked to practical steps to increase readiness to use the weapons.
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