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Putin may decide that he can afford to continue on and put more pressure on the Trump administration to, in turn, pressure Kyiv and pressure European countries to get the … victor's peace that he wants,
said Sussex
It was a very direct warning … A threat from a nuclear superpower directed at another three nuclear-armed nations,
he told CNA938, referring to Ukraine allies US, UK and FrancePutin feels that he can get a much more sympathetic ear from President Trump 2.0 than he can from Biden,
said Sussex, who is associate professor at the Griffith Asia Institute at Griffith UniversityThe West would not be prepared to simply clean itself dry in order to give Ukraine what it wants and wishes,
he addedThis is much more aimed at the Western public, to make them fear the prospect of (a) nuclear holocaust and to make them worry about the potential for escalation,
he said
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,
McCaul said
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,
McCaul saidCountries 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 ironicallyFrom a military point of view, it would make no sense, because it wouldn't change the situation on the front line. You must understand that all other countries would react extremely negatively to any such deployment,
he saidA nuclear power was seen as the potential source of aggression — almost certainly in reference to a NATO state — and its non-nuclear ally would be punished as well,
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A new escalation is taking place. That's a very irresponsible position that the outgoing US administration is taking. They are continuing to add fuel to the fire of this conflict, in every possible way preventing any momentum towards its conclusion, while using Ukraine as a tool in their hands in their war with Russia,
Peskov said
I wouldn't want to say anything additional on this topic, which is the prerogative of our military and the defence ministry".
At the same time, the Kremlin spokesperson deferred comment on Ukraine's use of Western-supplied Storm Shadow long-range missiles to the Russian military, statingMerchant vessels don’t normally go and cut undersea cables for the fun of it,
Braw said
So, it would be a serious gamble. But I cannot, however, rule out that the Kremlin is prepared to take its chances. Especially if Moscow feels that it can count on a weak response. We don’t know if it can,
he said on the Bluesky social media platformRussia is pushing forward and maybe the calculation is that Russia wants to keep its momentum,
Podvig saidFrom the Russian perspective, this use is equivalent to an attack by them on Russian territory,
he told AFPSince there’s little Russia can do in response in practical terms, it turns to threatening language on paper to undermine the resolve of the outgoing Biden administration. That’s understandable — direct and indirect nuclear threats have been so effective in the past in deterring Biden from backing Ukraine fully, that it would be disappointing for Moscow if this latest move didn’t make a difference,
Giles told NBC News
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Russia’s new nuclear doctrine means NATO missiles fired against our country could be deemed an attack by the bloc on Russia,
former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said
Our enemies are forced to admit that the determination of the Russian President to firmly defend the fundamental interests of the country by all available means narrows the room for maneuver for Washington and Brussels. Attempts by individual NATO allies to participate in providing for possible long-range strikes with Western weapons deep into Russian territory will not go unpunished,
Putin's spy chief Sergei Naryshkin said in an interview with the magazine National Defense