Putin reveals the reason for putting nuclear forces on alert
Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed the reason behind putting the nuclear forces in the Russian army on high alert.
"The British Foreign Secretary made a statement that NATO may intervene in this conflict with Ukraine, so I immediately ordered that the nuclear forces be put on high alert," Putin said in a press statement.
Putin continued: "But the West told us that the British Foreign Secretary did not mean, and there is no such thing."
And the Russian president announced, earlier, that the deterrent force in the Russian army was on alert, accusing the West of taking aggressive stances towards his country.
Follow our latest local and sports news and the latest political and economic developments via Google news
:
#Russia_Ukraine