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Putin Lowers Nuclear Weapons Threshold After U.S. Allows Ukraine to Use Missiles Against Russia

A decree signed by the Russian leader, though long planned, came days after President Biden authorized the use of U.S.-supplied missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Russia-U.S. tensions hit global markets as Putin lowers the threshold for a nuclear strike

Stocks fell and investors fled to safe haven assets on Tuesday, as global markets reacted to escalating tensions between the world's two largest nuclear powers.

Business - CNBC - 4 days ago

Putin lowers threshold for Russian nuclear weapons use after Biden's Ukraine missile decision

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday lowered the threshold for nuclear weapons use, just two days after the U.S. authorized Ukraine to use long-range missiles inside of Russia. Putin updated ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Treasury yields end at lowest in over a week after Putin signs new nuclear doctrine

Treasury yields fell to their lowest closing levels in more than a week on Tuesday, after the Kremlin revised its nuclear doctrine in response to missile strikes by Ukraine and reduced Russia’s ...

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

Putin takes his nuclear threats to a new level, but Ukraine's allies say they aren't rattled

If the Kremlin was hoping to instill fear among its Western foes by lowering the bar for using nuclear weapons, then it may have been disappointed Wednesday.

The Putin-Kim bromance grows with a lion, yaks, bears, cockatoos, pheasants, and 40 ducks

World - Yahoo News - 3 days ago

Putin warns Russia could use its new missiles against countries allowing Ukraine to fire their missiles at Russia

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Putin says Russia hit Ukraine with a new missile and threatens Western countries arming Ukraine

Russia did not fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Ukraine on Thursday, a U.S. official and a military officer with knowledge of the matter told NBC News, disputing a claim by Kyiv.

Nato says new Russian missile won’t deter support for Ukraine – live updates

Russia’s use of intermediate-range ballistic missile widely condemned; Zelenskyy says latest strike a ‘severe escalation’. Putin says Russia fired experimental ballistic missile into Ukraine ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia has tested a new intermediate range missile in a strike on Ukraine