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Kremlin Threatens UK With 'Nuclear Ultimatum' as Moscow Names 4 British Cities as Targets

Kremlin Threatens UK With 'Nuclear Ultimatum' as Moscow Names 4 British Cities as Targets

Russia has publicly identified London, Leicester, Reading and Suffolk as possible nuclear targets in the UK, as a well-known Kremlin broadcaster warned that Vladimir Putin could issue a 'nuclear ultimatum' to Western governments over their support for Ukraine.

The threat, aired on Russian state television and citing the country's Defence Ministry, framed the four locations as sites allegedly linked to arms production or support for Kyiv.

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