Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an expansion of the military. The army will add 180,000 soldiers, bringing the total number of active servicemen to 1.5 million. This move makes Russia’s military the second largest in the world, behind China. The overall armed forces will grow to 2.38 million, according to a decree on the Kremlin’s […]
Russia has threatened Ukraine with severe retaliation. Russian officials warned of escalating the war if Ukraine uses long-range missiles to strike deep into Russian territory. They also threatened to destroy Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his victory plan depends on U.S. approval for these missile strikes. He believes destroying Russian military facilities will stop […]
Russia sees the US and its allies as involved in the Ukraine conflict. If Western countries allow Ukraine to use long-range weapons, Russia may respond more aggressively. Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of Russia’s Duma, said, “Washington and European states are becoming parties to the war in Ukraine.” Volodin named the US, Germany, France, and Britain […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned the United States about potential missile deliveries to Ukraine. He said the US should not dismiss Russia’s “red lines” as jokes. Lavrov believes the US is disrupting the balance of mutual deterrence that has kept relations stable since the Cold War. He commented on reports that the US […]
Russia will revise its nuclear weapons policy in response to Western actions in Ukraine. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov announced this on Sunday. President Vladimir Putin established the current nuclear doctrine in 2020. It permits Russia to use nuclear weapons if a nuclear or significant conventional attack threatens the state. Some Russian military analysts want […]
