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Russia to stage massive nuclear drills amid Ukraine standoff

FILE - In this May 5, 2016 file photo, Russian Tu-22M3 bombers fly over the Kremlin's Tower with a Red Star on the top. Russia is planning massive drills of its strategic military forces that provide a stark reminder of the country's nuclear might. The Russian Defense Ministry announced the war games on Friday amid Western fears that Moscow might be preparing to invade Ukraine. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File) FILE - In this photo taken from video and released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Nov. 10, 2021, a long-range Tu-22M3 bomber of the Russian Aerospace Forces takes-off to patrol in the airspace of Belarus, from an airfield in Russia. Russia is planning massive drills of its strategic military forces that provide a stark reminder of the country's nuclear might. The Russian Defense Ministry announced the war games on Friday amid Western fears that Moscow might be preparing to invade Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File) FILE - In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian nuclear submarines Prince Vladimir, above, and Yekaterinburg are harbored at a Russian naval base in Gazhiyevo, Kola Peninsula, Russia, onApril 13, 2021. Russia is planning massive drills of its strategic military forces that provide a stark reminder of the country's nuclear might. The Russian Defense Ministry announced the war games on Friday amid Western fears that Moscow might be preparing to invade Ukraine. (Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) FILE - In this photo taken from video distributed by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Intercontinental ballistic missiles are launched by the Vladimir Monomakh nuclear submarine of the Russian navy on Dec. 12, 2020. Russia is planning massive drills of its strategic military forces that provide a stark reminder of the country's nuclear might. The Russian Defense Ministry announced the war games on Friday amid Western fears that Moscow might be preparing to invade Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File) FILE - In this photo taken from a video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, on Dec. 9, 2020, a Russian Tu-160 strategic bomber fires a cruise missile at test targets, during a military drills, Russia. Russia is planning massive drills of its strategic military forces that provide a stark reminder of the country's nuclear might. The Russian Defense Ministry announced the war games on Friday amid Western fears that Moscow might be preparing to invade Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File) FILE - The Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine K-266 Orel takes part in a military parade during the Navy Day celebration in Kronshtadt outside St.Petersburg, Russia, on July 26, 2020. Russia is planning massive drills of its strategic military forces that provide a stark reminder of the country's nuclear might. The Russian Defense Ministry announced the war games on Friday amid Western fears that Moscow might be preparing to invade Ukraine. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) FILE - In this file photo taken from a video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, on Dec. 9, 2020, a ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia. Russia is planning massive drills of its strategic military forces that provide a stark reminder of the country's nuclear might. The Russian Defense Ministry announced the war games on Friday amid Western fears that Moscow might be preparing to invade Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File) Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting on economic issues via videoconference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)