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Austin says Putin lowering the nuclear threshold is 'dangerous behavior'

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke exclusively with NBC News’ Courtney Kube about Russian President Putin lowering the threshold for using nuclear weapons and called Putin's behavior ...

Ben Jennings on Putin’s rhetoric over Russia’s nuclear weapons – cartoon

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Putin gifts lion and brown bears to North Korea zoo

World - Yahoo News - 3 days ago

Putin Escalates Threats to the West With New Ballistic Missile Launch

The intermediate-range missile did not carry nuclear weapons, but it is part of a strategic arsenal that is capable of delivering them.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Zelenskyy says Putin is 'terrified,' calls ballistic missile launch 'escalation'

Ukraine this week launched U.S.-made missiles at targets inside Russia.

Putin says Russia fired experimental ballistic missile into Ukraine

President says missile was in reply to Kyiv’s strikes in Russia with western missiles, and appears to directly threaten US and UK . Ukraine war – latest updates Vladimir Putin has said Russia ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Putin warns West as Russia hits Ukraine with new missile

Russia's president says the attack on Dnipro is a response to Ukraine's use of long-range US and UK weaponry.

Putin touts Russia's new missile and delivers a menacing warning to NATO

The new ballistic missile fired by Russia struck a military-industrial facility in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, but its real mission was delivering a deadly new message to NATO

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Putin says Russia used new missile in strike on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he tested a new intermediate-range missile in a strike on Ukraine. The new attack follows Ukrainian strikes on Russian soil this week that used U.S.-made ...

As Ukraine Fires U.S. Missiles, Putin Sends a Chilling Message

The Russian leader ominously declares that America risks nuclear war as it expands its aid.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Merkel Memoir Recalls What It Was Like Dealing With Trump and Putin

The new book by former Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany also aims to justify decisions she made that are still affecting her country and the rest of Europe.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Steve Rosenberg: After days of escalation, what will Putin do next?

BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg assesses the Russian leader's next move.

Putin’s Ukraine missile a warning to west before second age of Trump

The current escalations will set a new status quo for life under Trump – what does the president-elect have planned?. Like Chekhov’s gun coming off the wall in Act V, it was probably only a matter ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Putin claims new missile used in Ukraine is 'incapable' of being intercepted

The Kremlin said Friday that its attack using a new ballistic missile was a warning to Ukraine's "reckless" Western allies.

Putin says Russia will use new missile again in 'combat conditions'

Ukraine's President Zelensky has urged a "serious response" to Moscow's use of its Oreshnik ballistic missile.

Putin says Russia will use experimental missile again after Ukraine strike

Ukrainian president calls testing of nuclear-capable weapon on his country’s territory an ‘international crime’. Vladimir Putin has vowed to launch more strikes using an experimental ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

With Memes and in State Media, Many Russians Cheer on Putin’s Threats

While support for Vladimir V. Putin’s threats resounded in pro-war venues, some Russians reacted with worry, gallows humor and apathy to the suggestions of striking the West and using nuclear weapons.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

The Papers: 'Two thirds back assisted dying' and 'Putin ready to cripple Britain'

The upcoming vote on legalising assisted dying and the rising threat of Russia leads several papers.

Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years, says report

Alleged talks between billionaire and Russian president could have enormous security implications. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man who is now central to Donald Trump’s election campaign , has ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Elon Musk's secret talks with Putin ramped up during his Twitter takeover: WSJ report

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has engaged in secret talks with Vladimir Putin since late 2022, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Business - CNBC - October 25

‘They want to show no one can escape’: how the long arm of Russia is reaching out for Putin critics in exile

Moscow is using ties with neighbouring countries to deport and arrest anti-war Russians who fled after invasion of Ukraine. Lev Skoriakin, 23, fled Russia in January 2023 after he was accused of ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Putin said Russia wouldn't have to choose between guns or butter. The price of butter is soaring.

World - Yahoo News - November 4

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