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Jun 3, 2024 · Russia is once again waving around its nuclear weapons. Last week, Vladimir Putin warned Nato countries against allowing Ukraine to use western munitions to strike Russia. The Russian leader ...
May 6, 2024 · Since 2000, Russia’s publicly shared military doctrine has allowed for nuclear weapons use “in response to large-scale aggression utilizing conventional weapons in situations critical to the...
Mar 4, 2024 · Putin, while determined to secure a victory for Russia, is likely aware of the costs and risks associated with a drawn-out war. The nuclear threat can therefore be seen as a high-stakes gambit to expedite a diplomatic resolution.
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In announcing a partial military mobilisation, Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu signalled that as many as 300,000 Russian reservists could be deployed to Ukraine. But John Spencer said the Russian reservists were poorly skilled and would take considerable time to be mobilised. "Russia doesn't have a reserve force," he said. "The first round ...
At the same time as Russia was attempting to mobilise more troops, John Spencer pointed to another strategy he said the Kremlin was deploying in the east of Ukraine: referendums. In the past few days, four Russian-controlled regions — Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia — all declared they would hold referendums on joining Russia. Russia doe...
Despite the mobilisation of more Russian troops and the escalation in language, John Spencer believes Ukraine will still ultimately win the war. "I don't think that changes what I predict will ultimately be a Ukrainian victory," he said. "Rushing literally prisoners to the front … would not turn the tide of the war in their favour." Dr Felgenhauer ...
Feb 28, 2022 · 02/28/2022. Despite President Putin's statement on Russia's nuclear alert, observers say it's highly unlikely Moscow could actually start a nuclear war. But given Putin's...
Nov 9, 2022 · Russia’s recent aerial bombing campaigns have shown that, if anything, a nuclear demonstration is likely to harden Kyiv’s resolve and engender more sympathy and support from the West.
Mar 2, 2022 · Over the weekend, as his military laid siege to Ukraine for the fourth day, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia’s nuclear forces into a higher state of alert, the first time the Kremlin has...
