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‘An Act of War’: Russia Issues Nuclear Ultimatum To Germany Over Strategic Armament

| May 07, 2026, 07:07:16 PM | TOI.in
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The "peace dividend" is officially over. Moscow has warned Germany that any move toward nuclear armament—even under a European framework—will be met with immediate "retaliatory options" from Russia’s strategic arsenal. As Chancellor Friedrich Merz pumps billions into military infrastructure and prepares Germany to host 800,000 NATO troops, Dmitry Medvedev has labeled these moves a direct path to nuclear escalation. Is Europe’s logistical "bridgehead" becoming Russia’s primary nuclear target?

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