Russian President Putin orders country's nuclear forces on high alert. Here’s what we know.
Ukrainians in New
Jersey continue to hope for the best, but all indications are the situation is
only getting worse.
Russian President Vladimir
Putin is ordering his country's nuclear forces on high alert, meaning he wants
Russia's nuclear weapons prepared for increased readiness to launch.
Putin cites "aggressive
statements" by top NATO powers, along with hard-hitting financial
sanctions as his reasons for alerting the nuclear forces.
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The latest information
concerning Ukraine's neighbor to the North, Belarus, is certainly concerning as
Ukrainian intelligence suggests it’s showing a readiness to participate directly in
Russia's invasion.
A Ukrainian government official told CNN that would mean allowing Russians to
use their territory to let them cross the border into Ukraine.
A second source close to the Ukrainian government told CNN that in addition to
the Ukrainian intel, the Biden administration has also conveyed to Ukrainian
leaders that Belarus is preparing to invade.
The
Washington Post first reported that Belarus was preparing to send soldiers into
Ukraine, citing a U.S. administration official.