Russia increasingly isolated on world stage as Putin turns 70

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states at the Konstantin Palace presidential residence in Strelna, outside Saint Petersburg, on October 7, 2022. © Alexey Danichev, AFP

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday celebrated turning 70 with a ceremony attended by Russian officials as US President Joe Biden said that the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Russian officials have spoken of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering major setbacks in Putin's Ukraine invasion. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). 

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