[Salon] Kremlin says nuclear weapon drills are Russia's response to West's statements

Subject: [Salon] Kremlin says nuclear weapon drills are Russia's response to West's statements

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Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 12:57:19 -0400

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Kremlin says nuclear weapon drills are Russia's response to West's statements

By Reuters

May 6, 2024

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Moscow, Russia December 7, 2023. Sputnik/Sergei Bobylev/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

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MOSCOW, May 6 (Reuters) - Russia's tactical nuclear weapon drills are a response to statements from the West about sending troops to Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Monday.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov cited comments by the French President Emmanuel Macron on possibly sending soldiers to Ukraine, as well as statements from the British and US Senate representatives.

Military and other special services are verifying reports about deployment of France's foreign legion in Ukraine, Peskov added.

Reporting by Reuters Editing by Bernadette Baum

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