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A Russian drone damaged Chornobyl nuclear plant radiation confinement on 14 February 2025.

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Ukrainian officials claim Chornobyl shelter fire extinguished, radiation levels normal after Russian drone strike

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy stated that the Russian attack on a nuclear power plant demonstrates unpreparedness for peace negotiations, while Russia denied its involvement in the strike.

byVira Kravchuk

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US Republicans show lowest concern about Russia-Ukraine war threat

A Pew poll shows a sharp decline in Republican concern over Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, with only 19% seeing it as a threat to US security.

byYuri Zoria

The fire after the attack on the ammunition depot in Russia's Volgograd Oblast.

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Kremlin: Recent massive drone strikes not grounds for nuclear response

Following a wave of 125 drone attacks on Russian territory, for which Russia blames Ukraine, the spokesman Peskov emphasized that recent events should not be misconstrued as meeting the threshold for nuclear retaliation, despite the updates in Russia's nuclear policy.

byVira Kravchuk

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Zelenskyy on Putin’s nuclear threats: “No one knows what’s in his head”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced updates to Russia’s nuclear doctrine, detailing new conditions for using nuclear weapons. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded, saying no one can predict Putin’s actions, but he believes the Russian leader fears the consequences of such escalation.

byOlena Mukhina

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ISW: Putin’s nuclear threats aim to influence Western support for Ukraine

Putin announces changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine, specifying conditions for nuclear weapon use against non-nuclear states. ISW sees this move as an attempt to sway Western policymaking regarding Ukraine's ability to use Western-provided weapons inside Russia.

byYuri Zoria

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US, UK spy chiefs praise Ukraine’s Kursk incursion, say West shouldn’t fear Russia’s nuclear threats

CIA Director Burns and MI6 Chief Moore commend Ukraine's "audacious" incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast and stress the importance of sustained Western support. Burns says there was a "genuine risk" of Russia using tactical nukes in fall 2022.

byYuri Zoria

russia resorts nuclear blackmail amid ukraine's kursk incursion power plant oblast credit

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IAEA chief Grossi to visit Kursk NPP amid Ukraine’s advances

As Ukrainian troops push into Russia's Kursk Oblast, the International Atomic Energy Agency raised alarms about the safety of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant's reactors, similar to those involved in the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi is set to inspect the facility's vulnerabilities firsthand.

byVira Kravchuk

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ISW: Putin implies Ukrainian strikes not crossing Russia’s nuclear “red line”

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has indicated that Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory with Western-provided weapons do not cross a "red line" that would trigger Russian nuclear escalation, according to the ISW.

byMaria Tril

Olaf Scholz and Xi Jinping at a meeting in Beijing 16/04/2024

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War in Ukraine damages “entire international order,” Scholz tells Xi Jinping

At a meeting in China, both the German and Chinese leaders agreed that threats of nuclear weapons use are inadmissible.

byVira Kravchuk

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61% of Americans believe in another world war, only 9% willing to serve if called

Besides 68% of Americans believe that a future world war would likely involve nuclear weapons.

byOrysia Hrudka

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FT: Leaked Russian military documents show lower threshold for use of nuclear weapons than Putin claims

However, the nuclear threshold may be higher regarding Ukraine, according to William Alberque, the director of strategy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

byMaria Tril

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CNN: Satellite safety at risk as Russia develops nuclear space weapon

Russia is developing a nuclear space weapon that could destroy satellites and disrupt global communications, CNN reported, citing sources familiar with US intelligence.

byIryna Voichuk

A Russian Orthodox priest of the Moscow Patriarchate blesses a Russian S-300 nuclear-capable long range surface-to-air missile system. Photo: Aleksei Pavlischak / TASS

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Russia to launch nukes into space, US intel warns

Russia is preparing to put nuclear weapons into orbit, according to US intelligence sources, prompting a call for President Biden to declassify the information and coordinate a response with Congress and allies.

bySerge Havrylets

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Analysis

What’s at stake if Ukraine loses?

Global security may spiral if Ukraine falls, with dictators embracing nukes while Americans question wasted aid and credibility.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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ISW: Russia keeps stoking nuclear fears to deter Western aid to Ukraine

Russian government officials intensify nuclear rhetoric, claiming nuclear superiority and highlighting strategic weapons like hypersonic missiles. Russia's nuclear threats aim at obstructing Western military aid to Ukraine.

byYuri Zoria

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Russia simulates massive nuclear strikes in drills, exits test ban treaty

Russia demonstrated its nuclear capabilities by launching missiles from various platforms and announced its withdrawal from the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

bySerge Havrylets