'Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said Putin's deterrence order was an attempt to pressure Kyiv during talks but it would not be cowed. If Putin used nuclear weapons against Ukraine it would be a catastrophe for the world, he said.'
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Russia, Ukraine agree to talks; Putin puts nuclear forces on alert, February 27, 2022
'I know the police will beat people and the courts will imprison people, but I truly hope that Russians — millions of them are needed here — will take to the streets right now and march for peace. Putin is threatening nuclear war.'
- Kevin Rothrock (
Source, February 27, 2022)
'1. On June 2, 2020, the Kremlin published a six-page document entitled “Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation in the Sphere of Nuclear Deterrence” which articulates the conditions under which Moscow might escalate to the use of nuclear weapons.'
- Facts Chaser (
Source, February 27, 2022)
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