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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 From 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,
A 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,
We consider ourselves justified in using our weapons against military targets in those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our facilities. In the event of an escalation of aggressive actions, we will respond decisively and accordingly,
We will do this openly and publicly, for humanitarian reasons, without fearing any opposition from the enemy, who will also receive this information,
Of course, when selecting targets for systems like Oreshnik on Ukrainian territory, as a necessary and retaliatory measure, we will, in advance, urge civilians and citizens of friendly nations present in those areas to evacuate,
Why no fear? Because, as of today, there is no means to counter such weapons,
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,
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, stating Merchant vessels don’t normally go and cut undersea cables for the fun of it,
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 platform Russia is pushing forward and maybe the calculation is that Russia wants to keep its momentum,
From the Russian perspective, this use is equivalent to an attack by them on Russian territory,
Since 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,
Russia’s move will tie in with the campaign by its backers in the West to paint the easing of restrictions on ATACMS strikes into Russia as a dangerous escalation,
said Keir Giles, senior consulting fellow with the London-based think-tank Chatham House’s Russia and Eurasia program 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 He has rattled his nuclear saber quite a bit and this is dangerous behavior,
