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RIA Novosti Deletes Article Floating Nuclear Strike on Lithuania

Original: "Russian state outlet RIA Novosti published, and then deleted, an article by Alexander Nosovich, which floated nuclear m

Russian state outlet RIA Novosti briefly published an article by commentator Alexander Nosovich suggesting nuclear missile strikes on Lithuania, then deleted it. The episode drew attention alongside other escalatory signals from Moscow: Putin mocked Estonia's leadership as clowns, while Finnish F/A-18s and Swedish Gripens jointly intercepted Russian aircraft near Nordic airspace, according to Bloomberg.

Why now: Talk of nuclear strikes against a NATO member, even in a deleted article, fuels fears of escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict

RIA NovostiAlexander NosovichLithuaniaVladimir PutinEstonia

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• "Russian state outlet RIA Novosti published, and then deleted, an article by Alexander Nosovich, which floated nuclear missile strikes on Lithuania. Putin called Estonia’s leadership clowns. Per Bloomberg, Finnish F/A-18s and Swedish Gripens jointly intercepted Russian aircraft… · ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 4

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