Russia Did Not Threaten West With Nukes to Protect Crimea – Kremlin Prison Planet.com Posted on April 2, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Featured Stories, Tile Sputnik | Two British newspapers claimed that Russia had intended to use nuclear force to protect Crimea in March 2014 if NATO had moved additional forces to the Baltic States. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email