The Russian leader’s chatter about nuclear weapons has picked up since the U.S. allowed Ukraine to use its conventional weapons against military targets in Russia.

President Vladimir Putin says that Russia will consider sending weapons to adversaries of the West, repeating a warning made days earlier.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he could deploy conventional missiles within striking distance of the United States and its European allies if they allowed Ukraine to strike deeper into Russia with long-range Western weapons.

President Putin wasn’t so extreme in his language. But he is no dove. The Kremlin leader said he did not rule out changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine: the document which sets

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested that he could provide weapons to opponents of the United States and Western allies to strike their countries on Wednesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his warning he could send weapons to Russian allies to target Western countries.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the West about the possibility of Moscow using nuclear weapons in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.