London’s Times Makes Outlandish Claim that Russia Will Conduct a Nuclear Test on Ukraine’s Border

The London Times reported yesterday, relying on the usual anonymous sources and mischaracterizations, that NATO “is believed” to have warned its members that Putin is set to demonstrate his willingness to use weapons of mass destruction with a nuclear test on Ukraine’s borders. “The Kremlin has been signalling its readiness for a significant escalation as Russia loses ground on the battlefield,” the Times claimed. “Fears over Putin’s earlier hints that he might resort to such tactics heightened yesterday with claims that a train operated by the secretive nuclear division was destined for Ukraine.”