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EXPLAINER: How real are Putin's nuclear threats in Ukraine?

Russian President Vladimir Putin warns that he won’t hesitate to use nuclear weapons to ward off Ukraine’s attempt to reclaim control of Moscow-occupied areas that the Kremlin is about to annex

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Zelensky blasts referendum 'farce' where 99 per cent apparently voted to join Russia

Zelensky blasts referendum 'farce' where 99 per cent apparently voted to join Russia

Russia's referendum results in eastern Ukraine has been called a "farce" by Volodymyr Zelensky who has vowed to keep on fighting despite the nuclear threat from Vladimir Putin

Kremlin claims victory in controversial Ukraine referendums set to pave way for annexation

Kremlin claims victory in controversial Ukraine referendums set to pave way for annexation

Pro-Moscow officials say residents in four occupied areas of Ukraine have voted to join Russia in a Kremlin-orchestrated vote that has been dismissed by the US and its Western allies as illegitimate.

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Russian proxies in Ukraine claim victory in annexation votes

UN says it remains ‘fully committed’ to Ukraine’s territorial integrity ‘within its internationally recognised borders’.

Vote in Ukraine’s Russia-Held Areas Stokes Tension with West

Kremlin-orchestrated referendums that are expected to serve as a pretext for Moscow to annex Russian-held regions of Ukraine concluded Tuesday as the preordained outcome of the votes heightened tension between Russia and the West. Moscow-backed officials in the four occupied regions in southern and eastern Ukraine said polls closed Tuesday…

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Ukrainians involved in ‘referendums’ face prison terms, says Kyiv

Official outlines punishments for those found guilty of helping Russia but says those forced to vote will not be punished

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Ukraine war enters new phase as annexation votes draw to close

Russian media report high turnout in occupied regions as Kyiv promises to crack down on ‘traitors’ who assist votes.

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Putin ‘certainly not bluffing’ and will use nuclear weapons if pushed, says Medvedev

Putin ‘certainly not bluffing’ and will use nuclear weapons if pushed, says Medvedev

He believes Nato will not directly interfere in conflict for fear of ‘nuclear apocalypse’

The Independent UK

Russia: Nuclear Warning Is Not a Bluff

Russia: Nuclear Warning Is Not a Bluff

An ally of President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday outlined the scenario of a nuclear strike on Ukraine, saying that the US-led NATO military alliance would be too scared of a "nuclear apocalypse" to directly enter the conflict in response. Dmitry Medvedev, a former president who now serves as deputy chairman…

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Medvedev raises spectre of Russian nuclear strike on Ukraine

Medvedev raises spectre of Russian nuclear strike on Ukraine

An ally of President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday outlined the scenario of a nuclear strike on Ukraine, saying that the U.S.-led NATO military alliance would be too scared of a 'nuclear apocalypse' to directly enter the conflict in reponse.

Moscow "not threatening anyone" with nuclear weapons - Russia's Ryabkov

Moscow "not threatening anyone" with nuclear weapons - Russia's Ryabkov

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday that Moscow was not threatening anybody with nuclear weapons, and that open confrontation with the United States and NATO was not in Russia's interests, state news agencies reported.

Key Vladimir Putin ally vows Russia WILL use nukes to defend 'new territories' in Ukraine

Key Vladimir Putin ally vows Russia WILL use nukes to defend 'new territories' in Ukraine

Putin's ally and former Russian president and prime minister Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian president and prime minister has warned "there is no going back"

Russia Holds Breakaway Polls in Ukraine

Russia Holds Breakaway Polls in Ukraine

Moscow-held regions of Ukraine begin voting Friday on whether to become part of Russia, in referendums that Kyiv and its allies have condemned as an unlawful land grab. The referendums in eastern Donetsk and Lugansk regions, as well as in the southern Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions have been roundly dismissed…

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Panicked Russians flee as mass mobilisation begins

Panicked Russians flee as mass mobilisation begins

Flights have sold out and queues have emerged along Russia's border as Vladimir Putin's military call-up sparks an exodus. Prices for air tickets from Flights have sold out and queues have emerged along Russia's border as Vladimir Putin's military call-up sparks an exodus.e

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More than 1,300 arrested in anti-war protests across Russia

Demonstrators heard shouting ‘send Putin to the trenches’

Russia can defend new regions with nuclear weapons: Medvedev

Putin ally says Ukrainian territories that vote to join Russia will be protected by Moscow as ‘sham’ referendums near.

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How many nuclear weapons does Russia have as Putin renews threat

Western leaders condemn Russian president’s warning to use ‘all means’ to protect territorial gains in Ukraine

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Russia can use nuclear weapons to ‘defend’ new territories, warns Medvedev

‘Russia is ready to defend territories added to it with all means, including strategic nuclear weapons,’ says former president

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Russia's Medvedev: new regions can be defended with strategic nuclear weapons

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that any weapons in Moscow's arsenal, including strategic nuclear weapons, could be used to defend territories incorporated in Russia from Ukraine.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ‘tramples’ UN charter: Japan PM

Fumio Kishida steps up calls for reform of UN system after failure of Security Council to respond to Russian attack.

Moscow unveils plan to stage annexation vote

Russia has given its support to plans by separatists it backs in Ukraine to hold referendums paving the way for annexation.

Russia makes moves to annex separatist regions in Ukraine

Leaders of four separatist and partially Russian-occupied regions said they would hold referendums on whether to formally join Russia, starting as soon as Friday.

Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine plan annexation votes

Ukraine and its allies condemn plans for referendums amid concern it risks an escalation of the seven month crisis.

Evening Standard

Separatist leaders in Ukraine plan votes to join Russia following battlefield defeats

Four leaders of Russian separatist regions are planning votes to officially break away from Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Four occupied Ukraine regions plan imminent ‘votes’ on joining Russia

‘Referendum’ announcements in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson may indicate move to annex territories

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