Russian Presidentvladimir putin The invasion plan has been escalated today as he has taken action against Ukraine amidst tense relations with the WestRussia's nuclear deterrence force is placed on high alert.

Putin told state television that NATO powers, along with Western countries, are working together against RussiaImposing severe financial sanctions and issuing an aggressive statement.The 69 year old man ordered the Russian Defense Minister and Chief of the General Staff to deploy nuclear deterrence capabilitiesPlaced in the 'Special Combat Duty System'.A White House official stated that this move is part of Putin's escalating aggression by creating threats.

According to an expert, Putin's escalation strategy means he is sending his nuclear weapons to a place where they can be launchedSecretary Jen Psaki told ABC today: 'We have seen him do this time and time again. Russia has never been threatened by NATO, and Russia has never been threatened by Ukraine.'.

This is all a model of President Putin, and we will persevere. We have the ability to protect ourselves, but we also need to see what we see here from President Putin

We are trying to explain what this means for the ongoing invasion.

Putin said in a speech on state television, "As you can see, Western countries not only take unfriendly measures against our country at the economic level - I mean the well-known illegal sanctions - but also include senior officials of NATO. Each country allows itself to make aggressive remarks against our country

In his statement, Putin claimed to be a victim of radical strategies by Western leaders who have implemented new sanctions in an attempt to weaken Russia's efforts to fund its invasion.

His comments are in the UK, US, Canada, andeuropean unionAnnounced that the selected Russian banks will be excluded from the Swift global payment system.

As his invasion plan escalates, Putin has warned of his nuclear deterrence capabilities in oneIn the joint statement, the leaders of these countries vowed to crack down on the so-called golden passports, which allow wealthy Russians with connections to the Putin government to "become citizens of our country and enter our financial system.They also decided to implement restrictive measures to prevent the Russian Central Bank Department fromAllocate its international reserves to support the ruble and provide funds for war.

Wealthy Russians have been warned that if they violate regulations aimed at 'further...'RussiaTheir assets will be frozen due to the sanctions of being isolated from the international financial system.The strategy means that he is sending his nuclear weapons to a place where they can be launched.

Dr. Kronig, who mainly studies nuclear deterrence, said, "For example, Russian trucks are equipped with intercontinental ballistic missiles, which are left in the military during normal peacetime. When they receive alerts, they are taken to Russian highways and driven around.

Our idea is that you don't want them all to be in place during strikes in the United States, and now it seems they are taking actionHe added that this also includes Russia's nuclear submarines being "washed into the sea" and bombers.

Ukrainian tanks travel on roads before February 26 attack in Luhansk region，Dr. Kronig explained that there are two reasons for doing so - placing weapons in a location that is less vulnerable to nuclear attacks and transferring them to strategic locations where they can be launched.He said, 'This is part of Russia's strategy. I don't think we are ready for nuclear war yet.'.It's like in the animal kingdom, animals make themselves look big before fighting.What Putin is trying to do is intimidate us by saying 'stay away from Ukraine'.

Dr. Kronig said that Putin used a similar strategy during the annexation of Crimea in 2014.He added, "This development does make it more dangerous for nuclear weapons to move around, but Russia did so in 2014, using nuclear deterrence as an offensive strategy

Dr. Patricia Lewis, Director of the International Security Program at Chatham HouseTell the Mirror: 'This is not Putin's' deterrence' - this is a threat. '.For a long time, Russian officials have believed that NATO countries are frightened by Russia's nuclear forces and will never take any measures to confront Russia. He is currently testing it.

We should not call Russia's nuclear weapons' deterrence '- these weapons are used to threaten not to deter.What we need now is clear, credible, and non nuclear measures to address nuclear threatsThe ministers and generals in Beijing at least know that a nuclear attack would mean a catastrophic outcome for RussiaWhen the Russian army attempted to occupy the Ukrainian capital, this building was hit by a Russian rocket in Kiev,How much do we know about Putin's nuclear arsenal?Russia possesses approximately 6257 nuclear weapons.

These can be launched from missiles, submarines, and airplanes.In 2020, Russia estimated to have spent $8 billion to build and maintain its nuclear forces.The former Soviet Union tested 715 nuclear weapons between 1949 and 1990,Ukraine abandoned nuclear weapons in 1994 according to the Budapest Security Agreement.Kiev used to have the world's third-largest inventory, but they were under Moscow's control.