luchtschip schreef op 28 februari 2022 15:00:
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Reuters reporting that Russian nuclear forces are increasing alert levels. More to follow...
Putin aan de lange tafel met zijn legerleiding Gerasimov, chef van de generale staf van de strijdkrachten van de Russische Federatie , en Shoigu, minister van Defensie van Rusland aan de andere kant,
op het moment dat Putin hen vertelde de kernkoppen in hoogste paraatheid te houden
pbs.twimg.com/media/FMngSNMWYAEXqPV?f...Putin is meeting defense minister Shoigu and chief of general staff Gerasimov in the Kremlin.
He says western sanctions are "illegitimate" and has ordered to place Russia's deterrence – i.e. nuclear – forces on "a special regime of duty," per @tass_agency
Putin :
"Western countries aren't only taking unfriendly economic actions against our country, but leaders of major Nato countries are making aggressive statements about our country. So I order to move Russia's deterrence forces to a special regime of duty."
video 0:47 minuut
twitter.com/maxseddon/status/14979230...This isn't the first time this week Shoigu has looked visibly uncomfortable at the orders he's taking from Putin
close up van de bezorgde gezichten van Gerasimov en met name Shoigu :
pbs.twimg.com/media/FMm18-HXsAMUAbq?f...pbs.twimg.com/media/FMm18-HX0AQy1sr?f...pbs.twimg.com/media/FMm18-FXoAYtjtU?f...Max Seddon :
From one of the top experts on Russia's nuclear deterrent. :
Pavel Podvig, Russian nuclear forces, nuclear arms control, disarmament, verification :
Yes, it was a very explicit nuclear threat: “the consequences will be such as you have never seen in your entire history”
This all makes me nervous. Kremlin has no good off-ramps at this point and is looking at an existential threat to the current state
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