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May 7, 2024

Russia to Launch Drills for Possible Deployment of Tactical Nuclear Weapons
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In Moscow, Vladimir Putin was sworn in today for his fifth term as
Russian president. Officials from the U.S. and many European Union
nations were absent from the lavish Kremlin ceremony.

This comes a day after Russia said it will conduct missile drills near
Ukraine for the possible use of tactical nuclear weapons in response to
"threats" by Western leaders. Moscow said the escalation is motivated by
recent comments by French President Emmanuel Macron, who again refused
to rule out sending French troops to Ukraine, as well as U.K. Foreign
Secretary David Cameron, who said last week Ukraine could use British
weapons inside Russia. NATO blasted Russia's move as "irresponsible."


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