Morning news brief: Putin to oversee Russia's nuclear drills, protests in Canada, and more

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Amid continued tensions with Ukraine at the border, Russia announced it will conduct an exercise of the "strategic deterrence force under the direction of supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin". Also,New Zealand police said that they will not forcibly clear anti-vaccination protesters as they did not want to provoke any sort of violence.

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Amid continued tensions with Ukraine at the border, Russia announced it will conduct an exercise of the "strategic deterrence force under the direction of supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin".

As per the top Canadian ministers, the protesters must leave and should not be allowed to "usurp the authority of democratically elected governments."

Amid tensions with Ukraine at the border, US President Joe Biden said on Saturday that he is "convinced" that President Putin has made the decision to invade Ukraine.

New Zealand police said that they will not forcibly clear anti-vaccination protesters as they did not want to provoke any sort of violence.