President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday oversaw a test of Russia's nuclear forces on land, sea and air to rehearse their readiness and command structure. The test included the launch of a land-based "Yars" intercontinental ballistic missile from a cosmodrome,

Russia’s strategic nuclear forces carried out a readiness test supervised by the country’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, the Kremlin said. “Today, we are conducting a planned – I want to emphasize,

I want to emphasize, planned — nuclear forces command and control exercise,” Putin said in a video conference with the Kremlin’s top military

Russia is reinforcing its presence at a base in the Arctic Circle, including nuclear weapons pointed towards the United States, according to Norwegian Defense Minister Tore Sandvik.

Russia conducted a nuclear readiness test on Wednesday under President Vladimir Putin, involving land, sea, and air launches. Videos showed Yars and Sineva missiles fired from a missile base and submarine,

"Under the direction of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, a training exercise of the strategic nuclear forces was conducted, involving their ground, naval, and air components," the statement read.

For Putin, the Zaporizhzhia plant serves as a valuable asset, one that can be traded to extract concessions from the West