London is well prepared in the “remote” event of Russia launching a nuclear strike on the capital, a spokesperson for the mayor has told MyLondon. It comes after Russian president Vladimir Putin put his nuclear forces on ” special alert ” over the weekend, in a major escalation of tensions with the West.
President Putin said that leading NATO powers had made “aggressive statements” toward Russia, in addition to stiff economic sanctions including cutting several leading Russian banks from the Swift banking system. Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg told CNN that Mr Putin’s invocation of Russia’s nuclear arsenal was “dangerous rhetoric”.
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It has heightened fears of an attack on Nato allies, MyLondon reports.
A spokesperson for the Mayor of London said: “This is dangerous rhetoric and irresponsible posturing from Putin. As the government has already made clear, any risk of nuclear conflict remains remote and we remain united in deterring the most extreme acts of aggression against us and our NATO allies.
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“London has a resilient and well-established system in place to ensure key agencies work closely and effectively together to keep us all safe – this includes keeping Londoners fully informed about any emergencies.”
Thousands of Ukrainian Londoners and allies have been protesting against Russia’s invasion over the past week.
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Today (Monday, February 28), Ukraine’s defence minister branded Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “European war”: “Half of Europe is already collecting, packing, carrying weapons and armour equipment,” he said.
The EU has in an unprecedented step begun supplying arms to Ukraine’s military.
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