Putin puts Russia’s strategic deterrent forces on high alert

MOSCOW, Feb. 27 (YPA) – The Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday ordered the Defense Ministry to put Russia’s strategic deterrence forces on high combat alert.

The Russian President’s orders came during his meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov.

Putin stressed that this step comes in response to Western officials, who “not only took aggressive economic steps… but their NATO officials made aggressive statements against Russia.”

The Russian forces are continuing for the fourth day their special operation to protect Donbas and disarm Ukraine amid an unprecedented escalation of Western sanctions against Russia, with a focus on its financial sector.

YPA