NEW YORK/KYIV, Oct 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons is the biggest such threat since the Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russia's military leadership faced a rare domestic public backlash over the war in Ukraine.
NEW YORK/KYIV, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine has brought the world closer to "Armageddon" than at any time since the Cold-War Cuban Missile Crisis, U.S. President Joe Biden said.As Putin's seven-month invasion unravels, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv's forces were swiftly recapturing more territory,
By Nandita Bose and Pavel Polityuk NEW YORK/KYIV (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin s threat to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine has brought the world closer to Armageddon than at any time since the Cold-War Cuban Missile Crisis, U.S. President Joe Biden said. Putin celebrated his 70th birthday to fawning praise from some officials. But with his seven-month invasion unravelling, public events appeared sparse, a contrast to just a week ago, when he staged a huge concert on Red Square to proclaim the annexation of nearly a fifth of Ukrainian land. In a clear repudiation of Putin s record, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Russia s most prominent human rights group, Memorial, which Moscow shut down over the past year. A Ukrainian human rights group and a jailed campaigner against abuses by the pro-Russian government in Belarus were also awarded. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv s forces were swiftly recapturing more territory, including more than 500 sq km in t