Putin, Russia launch ballistic missile in action mode amid fears of nuclear war

Russia has launched a ballistic missile amid threats of nuclear war with Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday oversaw the training of Moscow's strategic deterrence forces, which are deployed to respond to threats of nuclear war, the Kremlin said. State television showed Putin supervising the exercise from a control room. At the same time, the Kremlin statement said that Tu-95 long-range aircraft have also been included in the exercise.

Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw the training of Moscow's strategic deterrence forces, troops responsible for responding to threats of nuclear war, the Kremlin said. State television showed Putin overseeing the drills from a control room: AFP News Agency

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There was a phone conversation between Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday. During this, Rajnath Singh told his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu that nuclear weapons should not be used by any side in the Ukraine war. He said that "the possibility of the use of nuclear or radiological weapons is against the basic principles of humanity." Singh told Shoigu, through dialogue and diplomacy, the war should be stopped immediately.