MOSCOW — (02-27-22) — President Vladimir Putin placed his country’s strategic deterrence forces on “special” alert on Sunday, announcing his latest move during a meeting with his Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov.
“Western countries are not only taking unfriendly actions against our country in the economic area,” said Putin. “I’m speaking about the illegitimate sanctions that everyone is well aware of. However, the top officials of the leading NATO countries also make aggressive statements against our country as well,” said Putin.
Russia’s deterrent forces include conventional and nuclear strategic weapons that can be used for defense and offense alike.
According to Russia’s military definition, the forces are designed to “to deter aggression against Russia and its allies, as well as to defeat the aggressor, including in a war with the use of nuclear weapons.”
Putin’s latest move comes amid the war launched by the Russian president in neighboring Ukraine.
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia prompted a massive international fallout, with the West launching a new wave of sanctions against Russia including removing their central bank from the International Swift Financial System.
The new restrictions ranged from personal sanctions against top officials, including Putin and top members of his cabinet.
We will continue to follow this story and bring you new developments as they become available.
Article by: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer
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