Putin directs drills of Russian nuclear forces as his Budapest summit with Trump is put on hold
Russia President Vladimir Putin conducts a strategic nuclear forces exercise via videoconference from the Presidential Situation Centre at the Kremlin in Moscow, on October 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) directed drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces that featured practice missile launches, an exercise that…

