The Kremlin has had little success invoking its nuclear arsenal to deter Ukraine and the West from using new tactics to stop Russia’s invasion. That may be changing.

A close ally of President Vladimir Putin warned Western governments on Thursday that a nuclear war would ensue if they gave the green light for Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia.

Some Ghanaian men who said they were promised security and agricultural jobs in Russia by were instead forced to fight in the for Russia in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Vyacheslav Volodin, a close Putin ally, warned Western governments of nuclear war if Ukraine is allowed to use long-range weapons against Russia. This follows a European Parliament vote urging EU countries to provide these weapons to Kyiv.

Vladimir Putin's military command was preparing for a potential incursion into Russia's Kursk region months in advance, according to seized army documents.

The Russian president said Western support for Ukrainian strikes deep inside Russia would put his country and NATO “at war.”

In the United States and Europe, there is growing uncertainty about how to counter Putin’s aggression without stoking a direct conflict with Russia.

Vladimir Putin's 'meat-grinder tactics' in Russia's war with Ukraine have been blamed for the devastating death toll.

A senior Russian lawmaker on Thursday said that Ukrainian strikes on Russia with Western missiles would lead to global war with the use of nuclear weapons and that Moscow's response would be tough with more powerful weapons.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that if the West backs Ukraine's use of long-range missiles, it risks escalating the war into direct conflict with NATO. He emphasized that Moscow would respond decisively if its territory is targeted,