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President Vladimir Putin began his fifth term at a glittering Kremlin inauguration Tuesday, embarking on another six years as leader of Russia after destroying his political opponents, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and concentrating all power in his hands. At the ceremony in the gilded Grand Kremlin Palace, Putin placed his hand on the []
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France will send its ambassador to the inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin, while Germany and the Baltic states, among other countries, will not send theirs.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered tactical nuclear weapon drills, as part of a military exercise to “deter” the West. Since its invasion, Moscow has repeatedly warned of rising nuclear risks — saying the US and its European allies are fanning controntation between nuclear powers. It comes as Russian forces continue to make incremental gains on the ground… capturing two villages in Kharkiv and the Donetsk region, as well as the village of Soloviove in eastern Ukraine…#Ukraine #nuclear #Russia🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen🔴 LIVE – Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBenFollow us on X (Twitter): https://f24.my/XenBrowse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGenDiscover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKenGet the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen
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Claiming a "new round of escalation" from NATO amid the war in Ukraine, Russia plans drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons.
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Russian forces in the Crimean peninsula have been the target of a growing campaign of attacks since Ukraine vowed to reclaim the territory.
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Since President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, attacks and harassment of Russians abroad have been blamed on Moscows intelligence operatives across Europe and elsewhere
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DRAMATIC footage shows the moment a warehouse in Ukraine feared to be storing Western ammunition went up in flames after being blitzed by missiles.A h
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The missiles were supplied to Ukraine under a secret deal agreed in March ahead of the 76bn US security package
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MailOnline takes a look at what a new space arms race would look like and the kinds of terrifying weapons that could soon be orbiting the Earth
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Ukraine has for months implored its allies to continue and, in some cases, increase aid to help push back Russia’s invasion, often warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not stop if he succeeds.