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Russia never willingly gives up a foothold,
he said, attributing recent retreats to the strain of the Ukraine conflict It never stopped—it's become more nefarious,
he said, noting the shift from crude propaganda to targeted, AI-powered narratives exploiting Western cultural divides Kyiv knows how treaties with Russia pan out,
he said, citing past violations by Moscow A holy place is never empty,
he said, noting Moscow's deep investment in the region despite limited strategic value With Trump, you've got to look at actions, not rhetoric,
he said, emphasizing Trump's policies align more with Russian interests He's far too cautious and paranoid,
Kuklychev said, suggesting Russia's power structure could crumble in Putin's absence Putin has twice meddled in U.S. elections and faced little blowback,
After 1,000 days of war, both armies are drained,
The key message is that the reckless decisions and actions of Western countries — which produce missiles, supply them to Ukraine and subsequently take part in carrying out strikes on Russian territory — cannot go unanswered,
We have no doubt that the current administration in Washington has had the opportunity to familiarize itself with this announcement and understand it,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, referring to Putin’s statement a day earlier Deploying this capability will neither change the course of the conflict nor deter NATO allies from supporting Ukraine,
said spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah, Russia may be seeking to use this capability to try to intimidate Ukraine and its supporters or generate attention in the information space, but it will not be a game changer in this conflict,
That said, Putin’s decision to inform Washington in advance of the test was clearly intended to avoid the it misinterpreting the launch and to mitigate the risks of immediate nuclear escalation,
Putin’s a bully. He’s going to continue to sabre-rattle from time to time,
I take the launch as a ‘reminder’ to the United States that the risks of nuclear escalation remain present,
said James Acton, the co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace The Russian side has clearly demonstrated its capabilities,
Dmitri S. Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesman, said on Friday If and when the moments when a ceasefire is declared and a negotiation takes place, Ukraine has to be in the strongest possible position with the most leverage to get the best negotiation at the table,
I know that the president-elect had met with Putin and said 'please do not escalate.' He has not taken the president-elect's advice,
Countries that are prepared to enter into a conflict with Russia risk a nuclear response. This doctrine is primarily a message to the team of the outgoing US president,
summarizes the Russian political scientist Nikolai Kostikin As I always say, ... they're not going to argue this in court: No one's going to hold a hearing before carrying out a nuclear strike."
Podvig remarks ironically
