Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a new nuclear doctrine, lowering the threshold for a nuclear strike in response to a broader range of conventional attacks. Here is some international reaction to Tuesday's move:
Biden has approved anti-personnel mines for Ukraine to counter Russian advances. Unlike Russian mines, US mines deactivate after a set time. This follows Ukraine’s use of US ATACMS missiles, escalating the conflict.
The U.S. embassy in Kyiv has closed due to a potential air attack, with staff sheltering in place. The closure follows Ukraine’s use of U.S. ATACMS missiles in Russian territory, amid rising tensions and increasing nuclear risks.
North Korean troops, numbering 10,900, have been deployed to Kursk with Russian forces, some already fighting in Ukraine, a South Korean lawmaker said. The country has also supplied Russia with additional weapons, including howitzers and rocket launchers.
On the war's 1,000th day, Ukraine launched U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles into Russia, hitting an arms depot in Bryansk. Russia intercepted most of the missiles, but the strike marked a significant escalation in the conflict.
Zelenskyy warned North Korean troops in Russia could reach 100,000, with 11,000 already near Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved an update to its nuclear doctrine, warning of a potential nuclear response to conventional missile attacks backed by a nuclear power. This follows the approval of US allowing Ukraine to use its long-range missiles into Russia.
Russia’s defense ministry reported the interception of 59 Ukrainian drones overnight, with 45 brought down over the Bryansk region and others in Kursk, Belgorod, Tula, and Moscow. Officials say no casualties or damage occurred. Ukraine has not commented on the incident.
Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazprom is turning off its supply to Austria after Austria said it wouldn’t pay anymore until it had received 230 million euros worth of gas, following an arbitration ruling with Austria's energy company OMV who is owed this sum from a dispute.
At least 34 drones from Ukraine hit Moscow on Sunday. Russian air defences say it destroyed another 50 drones in other parts of the country. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian port city of Odesa was hit by drones from Russia, killing at least three people.
Russia says it will provide Cuba with around 80,000 tonnes of diesel fuel after the island's electric grid collapsed when Hurricane Rafel damaged homes.
The European Union could consider replacing Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports with those from the United States. The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it would be cheaper to buy it from America.
The U.S. reports 8,000 North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk, sparking tensions at the Security Council, while sanctions target nearly 400 entities for evading measures against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Russia has approached Azerbaijan and Georgia with a request to import 600 MW of electricity in the event of an emergency
Mikhail Pichugin was rescued after spending 67 days adrift in the Sea of Okhotsk
Russia’s forces have fully captured the strategic hilltop town of Vuhledar in eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed confidence to that the conflict with Russia is ‘closer to an end’ that many believe.
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