UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the risk of nuclear war breaking out is greater now than at any point since the end of the Cold War.
It comes as Vladimir Putin has repeatedly dangled the threat of a wider conflict stemming from the Ukraine war, saying that Moscow is “ready” for nuclear war if it comes to it.
Putin addressed an event in Moscow’s Red Square on Monday to mark the 10th anniversary of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, a day after he declared 87 percent of the vote in a sham presidential election.
Western nations have dismissed Russia’s election as rigged, while a handful of nations including China, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and India have congratulated Putin on winning a fifth term in power.
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