Russian lawmaker Vyacheslav Alekseyevich Nikonov said nuclear weapons would be necessary in the event of a U.S. or NATO invasion of Crimea or eastern Ukraine.
http://www.newsweek.com/russia-politician-nuclear-weapons-us-nato-crimea-617613
The German and French leaders begin looking at Europe’s future relationships with the United States and Russia.
http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/70105
http://www.globalaffairs.ru/pubcol/Ot-povorota-na-Vostok-k-Bolshoi-Evrazii-18739
http://carnegie.ru/commentary/?fa=70102
http://carnegie.ru/2017/05/30/ru-pub-70108
https://focus.ua/opinions/373584/