PUTIN IS MAD. Russia ’moving NUCLEAR weapons’ to seized territory urgent warning issued

VLADIMIR PUTIN is preparing to move nuclear weapons to Crimea, Ukraine’s defence minister has claimed in a development which would have grave implications for Europe. And Andrii Taran claimed Russia could attack his country in order to ensure ongoing water supplies for the peninsula, annexed by Moscow seven years ago. Mr Taran, speaking prior to an emergency NATO meeting with allied defence and foreign ministers yesterday, also said he was unable to rule out a possibility of Russian forces in Crimea undertaking “substantive military provocations“ this year. He told the European Parliament’s sub-committee on defence: “Crimea’s infrastructure is being prepared for potentially storing nuclear weapons. “The very presence of nuclear munitions in the peninsula may spark a whole array of complex political, legal and moral problems.“ Mr Taran was able to offer no evidence to back up his allegations, but, citing the latest Ukrainian intelligence, said Russia was mas