Putin's remarks at his campaign headquarters underscored the gravity of the situation, as he contemplated the necessity of such a security measure in response to the challenges posed by the Kyiv regime.
Putin has frequently highlighted the dangers of nuclear warfare but asserted that he has never deemed it necessary to employ nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
Securing a crushing victory in the Russian Presidential elections, Vladimir Putin said he had agreed to a prisoner swap involving Alexei Navalny before the opposition leader's sudden death in an Arctic prison in February, CNN reported.
Russian President Vladimir Putin won the presidential elections, receiving 87.17 per cent of the votes based on the result of processing 70 per cent of the electoral protocols, Russia-based TASS reported, citing data from the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is running for the country's top office again as an Independent, opened up a yawning gap over his rivals in the race as he was leading with 87.34 per cent votes based on the results of processing 50.02 per cent of the protocols, state news agency TASS
In a post on X, the Russian Embassy in India stated, "Russian Ambassador to #India Denis Alipov's statement on the outcomes of the #Presidential Election held in "The Russian Presidential Election in India has come to a #successful conclusion. The total votes cast are 1701"
Protests were seen at polling stations on Sunday, the last date of voting in the elections that is expected to extend the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the country, CNN reported.
According to the CNN report, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces told Russian Defence Minister Seigei Shoigu during a meeting that up to 300 soldiers were killed "as a result of an accurate strike by an aerial munition," Russia's Defense Ministry said on Saturda