PM dismisses Russia's nuclear threats as "sabre-rattling"

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dismissed threats by Russian President Vladimir Putin of a possible nuclear response over Ukraine during an interview on LBC with Nick Ferrari.

Mr Johnson said: “I think it’s very, very important that we shouldn’t allow ourselves to be side-tracked by this kind of sabre-rattling.”

The Prime Minister argued that Putin is trying to reframe the conflict in Ukraine to be about Russia and Nato. It comes as the Nato summit in Spain concludes.

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