Putin orders Defense Ministry to put "deterrent forces" on alert; Western media speaks of "nuclear force".
Putin met with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Valery Gerasimov.
247, with Sputnik - In response to aggressive remarks from the West, the Russian leader ordered the Russian army's deterrent forces to be placed on special alert. According to the British newspaper... The Guardian, such "deterrent forces" means "nuclear force"
"High-ranking officials from key NATO countries allow aggressive remarks directed against our country, so I order the Defense Minister and the Chief of the General Staff to put Russian Army deterrent forces on special alert," Putin said on Sunday (27).
"I order the Minister of Defense and the Chief of the General Staff to place the Russian Army's deterrent forces on special alert," Putin said at a meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Valery Gerasimov.
Addressing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, Putin stressed that Western countries are also taking hostile actions against Russia in the economic sphere.
"I am referring to the illegitimate sanctions of which everyone is well aware," he added.
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