Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday lowered the threshold for nuclear weapons use, just two days after the U.S.

Still, investors were spooked by the nuclear willy-waving. Germany’s Dax and France’s Cac 40 index both fell 0.7 per cent, while safe-haven assets such as gold, the Swiss Franc and US 10-year bonds ...

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The Kremlin's penchant for 'nuclear bullying' is brought into sharp focus by Ukraine's firing of American long-range missiles ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the attack showed Western countries wanted to “escalate” the conflict. Read more ...

UK condemns ‘depraved’ Putin’s nuclear shift as Kyiv uses first long-range missiles - Russian president Vladimir Putin has ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has lowered the threshold for nuclear strikes, allowing their use in response to ...

As they escalate their war with Russia in Ukraine in defiance of mass popular opposition, the European NATO countries are ...

A distinctive feature of Russia's military tactics has been that it doesn't rule out using nuclear weapons in a conventional war. Now, President Vladimir Putin has lowered the bar further for ...

Basic Principles of State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence” — but its contents are chilling, especially with its newest revisions ...

The West has no choice but to rely on the terrifying logic of nuclear deterrence – “mutually assured destruction”, or MAD – ...

A 135-mile internet link between Lithuania and Sweden's Gotland Island was also severed on Sunday. Watch: Why Putin's nuclear ...