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Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine’s use of western missiles against Russia could lead to nuclear response, says Moscow

The Guardian

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine's use of western missiles against Russia could lead to nuclear response, says Moscow

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Russia: use of western non-nuclear missiles by Ukraine against Russia could lead to nuclear response

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said the use of western non-nuclear missiles by the Ukrainian armed forces against the Russian Federation under the new doctrine could lead to a nuclear response, after president Vladimir Putin approved an updated Russian nuclear doctrine on Tuesday.

Speaking at his regular daily press briefing, Tass reports Peskov said that the new nuclear doctrine should become the subject of deep analysis both in the country and abroad.
Peskov said that the Russian Federation considers the use of nuclear weapons to be an extreme measure, but that updating the doctrine was needed to bring the document into line with the current political situation.

Peskov said the “special operation” – Moscow’s preferred term for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine – was being conducted in the context of a war unleashed by the west against the Russian Federation, and that the Russian military is closely monitoring the reports about plans to use longer-range US missiles in the Kursk region of Russia

Ukraine fires first US-made missile into Russia: WW3 fears as Kremlin threatens 'nuclear response' if long-range Western weapons are used on its territory

Daily Mail

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Ukraine fires US-made missile into Russia: WW3 fears as Kremlin threatens 'nuclear response' if long-range Western weapons are used on its territory |

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Poland threatens to close all Russian consulates over 'sabotage'

If Russia does not stop committing acts of sabotage in Europe, Warsaw will close the rest of its consulates in Poland, Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski said on Tuesday.

“I have closed the consulate in Poznań. If they do not stop, we will close the rest,” Reuters reports he told a news conference.

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Far-right MEP group avoids parliament during Zelenskyy address

Jennifer Rankin

Volodymyr Zelenskyy received two standing ovations from MEPs, as he spoke to mark 1,000 days of Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine.

But not all MEPs were there. The 25 MEPs who make up the far-right Europe of Sovereign Nations group were absent because they had scheduled an “external group meeting” a spokesperson said.

The group’s largest continent is Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland party, which wants to end military aid for Ukraine and whose senior leaders have spoken approvingly of Russian president Vladimir Putin.