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Vladimir Putin poses a “real" threat of using tactical nuclear weapons, Joe Biden has said.

The destruction of the Kakhovka dam has caused €1.2 billion of damage, Ukraine's environment minister said on Tuesday, warning that mines unearthed by flooding could wash up in other European countries. Early Tuesday morning, Russia launched a widespread overnight air attack on Ukraine targeting the capital, Kyiv, and cities from…

Even when he was president, Donald Trump lacked the legal authority to declassify a US nuclear weapons-related document.

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Vladimir Putin says Russia has already stationed a first batch of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

A delegation of African leaders including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg on Saturday as part of its mission to try to broker peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv. The meeting comes a day after the delegation met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

Putin said the nuclear weapons served as a warning to those who may be thinking of 'inflicting a strategic defeat' on his country, vowing that 'extreme means may be used if there is a threat to Russia’s statehood'

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the West is doing everything to inflict strategic defeat on Moscow in Ukraine.

DoE, which manages US nuclear weapons and nuclear waste sites related to the military, notified Congress of the breach.