PM Modi’s Russia Outreach Was Key In Averting Nuclear Crisis In 2022, Says US Report on Ukraine War

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When the world came close to a nuclear crisis in late 2022 due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, public outreach from world leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi helped prevent a catastrophe, CNN has reported, citing senior US officials. In late 2022, the US began preparations for the possibility of Russia launching a nuclear strike on Ukraine, according to American news anchor and ex-government official Jim Sciutto. In a report published on March 9, Sciutto revealed that the Biden administration shared serious concerns about the potential use of tactical or battlefield nuclear weapons by Russia. This worry stemmed from several alarming...