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Putin’s threat of using tactical nuclear weapons is real, US president says

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On June 20, Russia launched airstrikes with missiles and drones against the Ukrainian city of Lviv, as well as Kyiv, and the city of Zaporizhzhia. According to the spokesperson of the "Operational Command South" Nataliya Gumenyuk, intensification of massive Russian drone attacks is expected.

The threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is real, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday in Colorado, Reuters reported. Previously, Biden called Putin's announcement of Russia’s deployment of nuclear weapons to Belarus "absolutely irresponsible."




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