Putin directs drills of Russian nuclear forces as his summit with Trump is put on hold
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Russia President Vladimir Putin conducts a strategic nuclear forces exercise via videoconference from the Presidential Situation Centre at the Kremlin in Moscow, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)Russia President Vladimir Putin conducts a strategic nuclear forces exercise via videoconference from the Presidential Situation Centre at the Kremlin in Moscow, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is test-fired from the Plesetsk launch facility in northwestern Russia as part of drills of Russia's nuclear forces. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is test-fired from the Plesetsk launch facility in northwestern Russia as part of drills of Russia's nuclear forces. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, the crew of the Bryansk nuclear submarine of the Russian navy prepares to conduct a practice launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile during the drills of Russia's nuclear forces. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, the crew of the Bryansk nuclear submarine of the Russian navy prepares to conduct a practice launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile during the drills of Russia's nuclear forces. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
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Russia President Vladimir Putin conducts a strategic nuclear forces exercise via videoconference from the Presidential Situation Centre at the Kremlin in Moscow, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
