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He [Putin] is playing yet again a nuclear gamble with the recently-updated nuclear doctrine of Russia, he enlisted North Korean soldiers to come to European soil, so these are all clear signs of will to escalate, not the will to find ways towards peace,
the European Commission spokesman stressed It's obvious that such attacks would mark yet another clear escalation from the side of Putin. And over the last period of time, we haven't been actually lacking signs of further escalation of the conflict by Putin,
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 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 It would be a serious gamble,
Podvig, a senior researcher at the U.N. Institute for Disarmament Research, said in an email He has rattled his nuclear saber quite a bit and this is dangerous behavior,
I don’t see a change in their strategic force posture and so we’ll continue to remain vigilant in this regard,
he said on the 1,000th day since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor The doctrinal changes have indeed been in the works for some time. It does appear that the timing of the decree was chosen deliberately, to send a (strong) signal of disapproval of the decision to give the authorization,
said Pavel Podvig, an expert on Russia's nuclear forces Russia could retaliate with WMD against Kiev and key NATO facilities, wherever they’re located. That means World War III,
added Medvedev, who is now the deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council
