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Former President Donald Trump claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin would never have invaded Ukraine if he won the 2020 election.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stuttered during a meeting with pro-Russian military bloggers.

Russian President Vladimir Putin also said the nuclear weapons serve as Moscow's "guarantee" amid the war.

The exiled Belarusian opposition leader warned of the danger of delivering Russian nuclear weapons into the hands of President Alexander Lukashenko.

Russia is not ruling out using nuclear weapons to defend itself from enemies while insisting it does not want an escalation to a nuclear war.

Yurii Ihnat, the spokesperson for Ukraine's Air Forces Command, said Russia has a shortage of missiles to use in the war in Ukraine.

A former adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin is urging Moscow to ramp up its nuclear threats to counter the West and "save humanity."

Russian President Vladimir Putin recounted the experience in a meeting with pro-Kremlin bloggers and correspondents.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he is prepared to use Russia's tactical nuclear weapons to protect his country from aggression.

Former President Donald Trump tried to spook a Republican audience about the possibility of a Third World War if he doesn't win next year's general election.

China added 60 new warheads to its growing stockpile in 2022, according to a think tank.

"The fighting is tough, but we are moving forward, this is very important," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a daily evening address. "I thank our guys for every Ukrainian flag that is now returning to its rightful place in villages on the newly de-occupied territory," he added.

A U.S. military veteran living in Russia as a musician was accused of selling drugs after he was arrested in a drug raid by Russian authorities this week.

A Ukrainian intelligence official said Russian President Vladimir Putin's body doubles are kept in different places.

A retired U.S. brigadier general said the West is incapable of deterring Russian President Vladimir Putin's possible use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

There have been speculations that Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin wants to plot a military coup against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A British lawmaker offered a grim assessment of the likelihood of Russia using nuclear weapons against Ukraine.

Yevgeny Prigozhin has been very vocal about Russia's failures in the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian President Vladimir Putin is resorting to threats of using nuclear weapons due to fears of losing the war.

Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov said Russia is also getting concerned about the increasing number of drone attacks within the country.

A former Ukrainian deputy interior minister suggested the death of Vladimir Putin would bring "the fastest end" to the war in Ukraine.