Putin... claimed that Western countries had "crossed every line" and tried to "blackmail" Russia with nuclear weapons.https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-717706
"Those who are trying to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the wind can turn in their direction," warned the Russian president, adding that Russia will use "all available means."
Russia pushes the panic button and raises risk of nuclear warnuclear weapon against Ukraine,” wrote my colleague Robyn Dixon.
“After annexing the territories, Moscow would likely declare Ukrainian attacks on those areas to be assaults on Russia itself, analysts warned, a potential trigger for a general military mobilization or a dangerous escalation such as the use of a
“Judging by what is happening and what is about to happen, this week marks either the eve of our imminent victory or the eve of nuclear war,” Margarita Simonyan, editor in chief of state propaganda channel RT, tweeted. “I can’t see any thirdoption.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/21/russia-referendums-ukraine-occupied-nuclear
Russia is at war not so much with the Ukrainian army as with the "collective West," the nation's defense minister said on Wednesdayhttps://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/russia-at-war-not-so-much-with-ukrainian-army-as-with-collective-west-defense-minister/2690655
Russia is at war not so much with the Ukrainian army as with the
"collective West," the nation's defense minister said on Wednesday https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/russia-at-war-not-so-much-with-ukrainian-army-as-with-collective-west-defense-minister/2690655
Medvedev: Strategic nuclear weapons can be used to defend annexed Ukrainian territoryhttps://www.jpost.com/international/article-717871
Four occupied Ukraine regions begin vote on joining Russiahttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/23/four-occupied-ukraine-regions-ready-for-votes-on-joining-russia
Referendums will continue until Tuesday and are seen as paving the way for Moscow’s annexation of the territories and an escalation of the war.
“If this is all declared Russia territory, they can declare that this is a direct attack on Russia so they can fight without any reservations,” Luhansk regional governor Serhiy Haidai told Ukrainian TV.
Russia’s nuclear doctrine would extend to annexed Ukrainian territories, Lavrov sayshttps://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/russia-nuclear-doctrine-extend-annexed-141500008.html
Lavrov added that the United States, the EU, and NATO members “cannot claim neutrality” in the Russia-Ukraine war, as they provide security assistance to Kyiv.
US will take ‘catastrophic’ action if Vladimir Putin uses nuclear weapons >Severe consequences loom if Russia follows through on attack threat, says White House, as Kremlin’s sham referendums in Ukraine continuehttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/09/25/occupied-ukrainians-refuse-vote-sham-annexation-referendums
Japan expressed grave concern about Russia’s possible use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine as the top government spokesman on Monday announced an additional ban on exports of chemical weapons-related goods to Russia.https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-japan-global-trade-nuclear-weapons-81f3a7fdd121028852ec58f0ca5fd2af
Telegram (a reliable one):
❗️🇷🇺 Russian Military in occupied-Kherson and Zaporizhia 🇺🇦 regions are being given iodine, chemical suits, and other things for radiation sickness. - 🇷🇺 Russian military command.
‼️ Information requires further confirmation. https://twitter.com/officejjsmart/status/1574842367823183873
An oil leak was detected on a pipeline in Poland that’s the main route through which Russian crude reaches Germany, the pipeline’s Polish operator said Wednesday.https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-poland-climate-and-environment-3802be20564b7339beb4e51c55afa9e0
An oil leak was detected on a pipeline in Poland that’s the main route through which Russian crude reaches Germany, the pipeline’s Polish operator said Wednesday.https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-poland-climate-and-environment-3802be20564b7339beb4e51c55afa9e0
An oil leak was detected on a pipeline in Poland that’s the main routehttps://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-poland-climate-and-environment-3802be20564b7339beb4e51c55afa9e0
through which Russian crude reaches Germany, the pipeline’s Polish
operator said Wednesday.
‘EVACUATE NOW’: China tells citizens to leave Ukraine amid nuclear fearshttps://www.asiamarkets.com/evacuate-now-china-tells-citizens-to-leave-ukraine-amid-nuclear-fears
The Global Times report made no mention of a potential nuclear threat, but said tensions in Ukraine had “escalated to a new level”.
Eight other countries have reportedly joined China in inviting their citizens to evacuate Ukraine in recent days.
Serbia
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Belarus
Egypt
There are also unconfirmed reports that Kazakhstan has closed its embassy in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
Ukraine war: Mysterious defence secretary trip to Washington amid fears of Russian escalationbe discussed. https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-mysterious-ben-wallace-trip-to-washington-amid-fears-of-russian-escalation-12723942
The secretive, last-minute nature of the trip and a comment by a second defence minister, James Heappey - who said the conversations Mr Wallace would be having on Tuesday were "beyond belief" - suggested particularly sensitive and serious issues would
The commander of Russian forces in Ukraine, Sergei Surovikin, has warned that he has information about a possible Ukrainian attack with "prohibited methods of warfare" against the city of Kherson, in southern Ukrainian territory but annexed by Russia.https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/russia-warns-ukraine-plans-attack-on-kherson-with-prohibited-methods-of-warfare/ar-AA136JfD
According to the Russian military high command, the Ukrainian Army could carry out a "massive missile attack" against the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station
Victor Belenko's biography provides examples of how no one cared about anything. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiG_Pilot:_The_Final_Escape_of_Lieutenant_Belenko
Surprisingly Erich Hartmann's account of his imprisonment reinforces it;
the guards worked only half days, so the prisoners did too.
According to the Russian military high command, the Ukrainian Army could carry out a "massive missile attack" against the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power stationhttps://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/russia-warns-ukraine-plans-attack-on-kherson-with-prohibited-methods-of-warfare/ar-AA136JfD
India urges its citizens to leave Ukraine as soon as possible https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/travel-advisory-ukraine-russia-drones-b2206647.html
UK says Russian aircraft fired missile near British spy plane over Black Sea https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-defence-minister-wallace-russian-aircraft-fired-missile-near-british-plane-2022-10-20https://archive.is/BAEkh
The Russian Foreign Ministry: The Western countries that supply weapons to Ukraine are approaching a point of conflict with the Russian Federation.https://twitter.com/kann_news/status/1583025216032120833
Multiple undersea cables in the south of France were cut overnight, making Internet access unreliable globally.https://www.techspot.com/news/96394-damaged-european-undersea-cables-impact-internet-connectivity-worldwide.html
An unlikely coincidence or did Russian sabotage temporarily put Internet access on hold?
Ukraine's power grid sustains record damage in Russian strikes, utility says https://www.npr.org/2022/10/22/1130742768/ukraine-power-grid-outages-record-damage
Russia defense chief makes unfounded claims of Kyiv ready to use ‘dirty bomb’https://www.politico.eu/article/ukrainw-russia-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-defense-chief-claims-of-kyiv-dirty-bomb
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