Vladimir Putin has boosted the number of nuclear warheads in his arsenal as he warns Nato countries that sending troops to Ukraine 'means war'.
Over the past year, Russia has increased its stock of nuclear warheads deployed on missiles and bombers by 78 to 1,796, marking a nine-year high, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Mr Putin has increased the number every year since the beginning of the war with Ukraine in 2022.
But the US saw no rise and Britain and France did not deploy additional warheads, with 170 and 280 respectively.
Mr Putin, however, denied that Russia posed a threat to Nato allies in Europe and then warned of war.
