Putin says Russia will continue improving ‘combat readiness’ of nuclear forces

By AFP 21 December 2022, 2:44 pm

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 7, 2022. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia will continue developing its military potential and the combat readiness of nuclear forces against the backdrop of Moscow’s offensive in Western-backed Ukraine.

“The armed forces and combat capabilities of our armed forces are increasing constantly and every day. And this process, of course, we will build up on,” Putin says during a televised defense meeting, adding that Russia will also “improve the combat readiness of our nuclear triad.”