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Putin Threatens Nuclear War if Foreign Troops Deploy to Ukraine

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The Russian leader’s speech was one of his most explicit nuclear warnings yet against the West.

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  1. Breitbart News

    Putin Issues WWIII Warning: Sending Western Troops to Ukraine Risks a Global Nuclear War (opens Breitbart News)

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    Put Western troops on the ground in Ukraine and get a global nuclear war in return, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Putin warns risk of nuclear war if West sends troops to Ukraine (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Two weeks ahead of the presidential election, the Russian leader says his troops won’t back down in Ukraine.

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Putin: Western troop deployment risks nuclear war (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Putin’s warning came in a state-of-the-nation address ahead of next month’s election he’s all but certain to win.

  4. NBC News

    Putin warns West that sending troops to Ukraine risks nuclear war (opens NBC News)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin stepped up his threats against Western countries Thursday, warning that if they send their own troops into Ukraine they risk global nuclear war.

  5. CBS News

    Putin says talk of NATO troops being sent to Ukraine (opens CBS News)

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    Vladimir Putin says "sending a NATO contingent to Ukraine" would risk "a nuclear conflict that will mean the destruction of our civilization."

  6. WTOP Washington DC

    Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear conflict (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed Russian national unity amid the fighting in Ukraine in a state-of-the-nation address ahead of next month’s election he’s all but certain to win.

  7. The Columbian

    Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear war (opens The Columbian)

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    MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying that such a move is fr

  8. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Putin warns NATO risks nuclear war if troops are sent to Ukraine (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin warned NATO risks a nuclear conflict if it sends troops to aid Ukraine, ramping up pressure on Kyiv’s US and European allies just as his own

  9. New York Post

    Putin warns West of risk of nuclear war, says Moscow can strike Western targets (opens New York Post)

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    President Vladimir Putin warned Western countries on Thursday that there was a genuine risk of nuclear war if they sent their own troops to fight in Ukraine, and he said Moscow had the weapons to strike targets in the West.

  10. Portland Press Herald

    Putin threatens nuclear response if Western troops are sent to Ukraine (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    'What they are now suggesting and scaring the world with, all that raises the real threat of a nuclear conflict that will mean the destruction of our civilization,' the Russian president said in a state-of-the-nation address.

  11. The Guardian

    Sending troops to Ukraine would risk provoking nuclear war, Putin tells Nato (opens The Guardian)

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    Russian president threatens ‘tragic’ consequences during state of the nation address

  12. Common Dreams

    Putin Warns of Nuclear War If NATO Deploys Troops to Ukraine (opens Common Dreams)

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    "The escalation of bellicose rhetoric over Ukraine needs to stop," the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons said in response.

  13. Insider

    Putin just made one of his most explicit threats of nuclear war yet (opens Insider)

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    The Russian president said that the West was risking "the destruction of civilization."

  14. Courthouse News Service

    Putin warns of nuclear war in conflict with West (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    In a major speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of recklessly escalating the war in Ukraine. He vowed that Russia cannot be defeated in Ukraine.

  15. WHDH Boston

    Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear conflict - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying

  16. France 24

    Putin says West risks nuclear war if NATO sends troops to Ukraine (opens France 24)

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    President Vladimir Putin warned Western countries on Thursday that there was a genuine risk of nuclear war if they sent their own troops to fight in Ukraine, and he said Moscow had the weapons to strike…

  17. The Daily Caller

    Putin Threatens Nuclear War If West Deepens Intervention In Russia-Ukraine War (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Vladimir Putin warned Thursday that Moscow is ready to enter a nuclear conflict with the West if it interferes further with the country's ongoing war against Ukraine.

  18. CNN

    Putin says West sending troops to Ukraine could lead to nuclear war (opens CNN)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West of the risk of nuclear war if they send their own troops to fight for Ukraine, and said Moscow had the weapons to strike Western targets.

  19. The Washington Free Beacon

    Putin Says Western Countries Risk Provoking Nuclear War (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    Russian president Vladimir Putin told Western countries on Thursday they risked provoking a nuclear war if they sent troops to fight in Ukraine, warning that Moscow had the weapons to strike targets in the West.

  20. Digital Journal

    Putin warns West of nuclear war risk (opens Digital Journal)

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    President Vladimir Putin warned of a "real" risk of nuclear war if the West escalates the conflict in Ukraine.

  21. NPR

    Putin warns of nuclear war if NATO sends troops to Ukraine (opens NPR)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin issued explicit nuclear threats to the West, even as he assured Russians their country could both win the war in Ukraine and thrive economically.

  22. Fox News

    Putin issues chilling warning against sending Western troops to defend Ukraine (opens Fox News)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin warned in a state-of-the-nation address on Thursday that nuclear conflict could result if NATO allies put troops on the ground in Ukraine.

  23. PBS NewsHour

    Putin warns West that sending troops to Ukraine risks 'tragic' global nuclear war (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    In an apparent reference to French President Emmanuel Macron's statement earlier this week that Western ground troops' deployment to Ukraine should not be "ruled out" in the future, Putin said it would lead to "tragic" consequences.

  24. The Kyiv Independent

  25. The Boston Globe

    Putin says West risks nuclear conflict if it intervenes more in Ukraine (opens The Boston Globe)

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    President Vladimir Putin of Russia said the West faced the prospect of nuclear conflict if it intervened more directly in the war in Ukraine, using an annual speech to the nation Thursday to escalate his threats against Europe and the United States.

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