"I order the minister of defence and the chief of general staff to put deterrent forces on special combat duty"
Putin said aggressive statements by NATO leaders and economic sanctions against Moscow were behind the decision.pic.twitter.com/d0x0ZjECA4
— Sky News (@SkyNews) February 27, 2022
"It's an incredibly dramatic, escalatory, aggressive move."
Sky's @DiMagnaySky reacts to Vladimir Putin's order to put Russia's nuclear deterrence forces on high alert.
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— Sky News (@SkyNews) February 27, 2022
