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Putin
Commentators are unanimous that the Kremlin's main objective here is to discourage Western military aid for Ukraine, but opinions differ regarding the consequences.
Sep. 29
Nuclear weapons
US intelligence agencies worry that Ukrainian strikes on Russia with long-range weapons could retaliate with sabotage attacks in Europe and on US military bases.
Sep. 27
War in Ukraine
With the proposed broadening of Russia's nuclear rules, Putin is looking to dissuade Western countries from broadening support for Kyiv.
Sep. 27
Putin
Putin is scared of the UK’s Storm Shadow missiles – and fears their use by Ukraine might bring about a decisive end to his now not-so-special “special military operation.”
Sep. 27
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian officials dismissed Putin's nuclear threats as ineffective, stating that nuclear blackmail is Russia's sole tactic following announcement of changes to its nuclear doctrine.
Sep. 26
Putin
Putin came up with warnings that he might change Russia’s nuclear doctrine, literally admitting that he cannot win a conventional war against Ukraine, the author writes.
Sep. 26
Putin
Under the proposed rules, Russia would also consider any attack by a non-nuclear country supported by a nuclear power as a joint attack by both.
Sep. 26
Putin
Russian officials and academics said more than two years into the war Moscow’s nuclear bluffs are no longer feared by the West and the Kremlin needs to explore new ways to alarm the West.
Sep. 24
Putin
Russia’s state-of-the-art Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile has conducted only one successful missile test in April 2022, the rest were failures.
Sep. 23
Biden
Vyacheslav Volodin was responding to the European Parliament's call to lift restrictions limiting Ukraine's use of long-range weapons against Russian territory.
Sep. 20
Putin
In the latest reference to nuclear weapons in the context of the war in Ukraine the head of Russia’s Novaya Zemlya nuclear test site said everything was ready to resume nuclear tests.
Sep. 17
War in Ukraine
Another “attempt” on Trump’s life, this time by Ukraine supporter; Kyiv offers help to neighbor nations after flooding; Zelensky renews cries to drop missile restrictions; Kremlin goes off the rails
Sep. 16
Nuclear weapons
Moscow’s chief “saber rattler” says Kremlin has resisted the urge to use nuclear weapons despite Kursk incursion, but Putin’s patience isn’t endless.
Sep. 15
Russia
A senior US official has upped the ante and accused Beijing of aiding Russia’s military development and production in exchange for advanced submarine, missile and other technology.
Sep. 12
Nuclear weapons
A Russian navy presentation that predated Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine supposedly marked targets worldwide should a major war break out, including those in Moscow’s allies China and Iran.
Aug. 13
NATO
Russia has deployed supposedly controlled intermediate range nuclear weapons in Kaliningrad which may result in US deploying similar weapon systems in Germany.
Aug. 6