{"id":16236,"date":"2024-02-29T13:46:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T13:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/29\/putin-says-west-sending-troops-to-ukraine-could-lead-to-nuclear-war\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T13:46:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T13:46:15","slug":"putin-says-west-sending-troops-to-ukraine-could-lead-to-nuclear-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/29\/putin-says-west-sending-troops-to-ukraine-could-lead-to-nuclear-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin says West sending troops to Ukraine could lead to nuclear war"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West of the risk of nuclear war if they send their own troops to fight for Ukraine, saying Moscow had the weapons to strike Western targets.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            In his annual state of the nation address to Russia\u2019s elite on Thursday, Putin said claims that Russia intends to attack Europe are \u201cnonsense\u201d but warned that his country might strike Western countries with nuclear weapons.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            Putin referenced an idea floated by French President Emmanuel Macron, who on Monday said the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine \u201ccannot be ruled out.\u201d Several European leaders swiftly rejected the suggestion.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            \u201cEverything that they are coming up with now, with which they threaten the entire world \u2013 all this really threatens a conflict with the use of nuclear weapons, and therefore the destruction of civilization \u2013 don\u2019t they understand this, or what?\u201d Putin said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            \u201cThey must ultimately understand that we also have weapons \u2013 and they know about it, just as I now said\u00a0 \u2013 we also have weapons that can hit targets on their territory,\u201d he warned.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            His address lasted more than two hours \u2013 breaking his previous record, according to Russian state media TASS \u2013 and came shortly before Russians vote in the March 17 presidential election, when Putin is expected to sweep to a fifth term and extend his rule until at least 2030.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            He lauded the progress of Russia\u2019s military, which he said was \u201cconfidently advancing in a number of operational areas and liberating more and more territories\u201d and now \u201cfirmly holds the initiative\u201d in Ukraine, after Kyiv\u2019s recent retreat from the eastern town of Avdiivka.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            He confirmed Russia will bolster its military presence along its Western border to \u201cneutralize the threats\u201d of NATO expansion after Finland and Sweden joined the alliance following Moscow\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            <em>This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/em>    <\/p>\n\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West of the risk of nuclear war if they send their own troops to fight for Ukraine, saying Moscow had the weapons to strike Western targets. 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