video shared on social media This is believed to indicate that the Russian military has recently been transporting nuclear weapons in preparation for an attack.
President Putin is moving nuclear weapons.
Russia is not playing games.
Against NATO and the CIA…you can't win with this. Please surrender. pic.twitter.com/vtlY0k2R43— Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) February 28, 2024
Verdict: False
That claim is inaccurate.
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Russian media reported that British troops were “stationed” in Ukraine to support the deployment of long-range Storm Shadow missiles. guardian report. The same outlet also reported leaks from secret phone calls that implicated Western forces in the Ukraine conflict.
A post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, claims to show the missile being transported. The video shows several vehicles with Russian flags and large cylinders on top.
The caption reads: “Putin is running nuclear weapons. Russia isn't playing games. Against NATO and the CIA… you can't win this. Surrender.”
That claim is inaccurate. The origin of the video is February 2022 parade. Google translated this description as follows: “In preparation for the military parade on Red Square, a mechanized column of parade crews consisting of autonomous launchers of the YARZ mobile missile system marched from a permanent deployment point in the city of Teikovo in the Ivanovo region to Arabino” near Moscow. is. ”
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened NATO with nuclear war after French President Emmanuel Macron commented that keeping NATO troops in Ukraine remains an option. Al Jazeera. (Related: Fact-checking Biden's recent claims about wage increases and inflation)
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