Putin puts Russian deterrence forces on combat duty
STORY: Putin puts Russian deterrence forces on combat duty
DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2022
LENGTH: 00:00:48
LOCATION: Moscow
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
SOUNDBITE (Russian): VLADIMIR PUTIN, Russian President
(Source:Kremlin)
STORYLINE:
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the country's deterrence forces to be placed on "a special mode of combat duty" in a meeting with top defense officials on Sunday.
SOUNDBITE (Russian): VLADIMIR PUTIN, Russian President
"Colleagues, you can see that Western countries are not only taking unfriendly actions against our country in the economic sphere, I mean the illegitimate sanctions, of which everyone is well aware. But the highest NATO officials of the leading countries are also making aggressive statements regarding our country. Therefore I order the Minister of Defence and the Chief of the General Staff to put the nuclear deterrence forces of the Russian army on high alert."
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow.
(XHTV)
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