Kremlin reveals reason of Russian army's non-strategic nuclear weapons exercises

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov linked the tactical nuclear weapons exercises announced by Russian Defense Ministry with what he described as Western announcements to send troops to Ukraine, APA reports citing The Moscow Times.

Note that Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Monday that its forces were preparing to conduct tactical nuclear weapons exercises in response to Western “threats and provocations."

“At the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, in order to increase the readiness of non-strategic nuclear forces to perform combat missions, the General Staff has begun preparations for conducting exercises in the near future,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

“During the exercise, a set of measures will be carried out to practice the issues of preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons,” the statement read.