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Zelensky
Almost certainly this is not a step towards World War III, it’s Kyiv using media to pressure its less news-savvy allies. But there is some substance to the proposition that Ukraine might get the bomb.
Oct. 18
War in Ukraine
Ukraine cannot afford to view its security options as a binary choice between nuclear armament and NATO membership.
Oct. 18
Zelensky
The comment of Ukraine having the capability to build a nuke within weeks came a few months ago in a closed meeting, German news outlet BILD alleged.
Oct. 17
Ukraine
The Ukrainian president said he told Republican candidate Donald Trump that Ukraine’s solution is either restoring its status as a nuclear state or becoming a NATO member, but Kyiv chose the latter.
Oct. 17
Zelensky
Zelensky’s Victory Plan is a WINNING strategy which, had Kyiv’s Western allies listened to him the first time around, would have already seen an end to the war.
Oct. 17
Israel
With US help, around one percent of ballistic missiles fired at places like Tel Aviv and Haifa actually hit. Ukraine’s tattered air defenses stop about one of three missiles, some also Irani-made.
Oct. 16
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
The Kremlin defended the policy changes as a necessary response to perceived “Western threats,” where the use of Western non-nuclear missiles can potentially lead to Moscow’s nuclear response.
Nov. 19