ussia is trying to use nuclear threats to discourage Kyiv’s Western backers from providing military aid ahead of an expected counter-offensive, according to a new assessment.
Speaking on Tuesday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu issued “reinvigorated nuclear blackmail rhetoric,” according to the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank.
Shoigu defended Russia’s decision to transfer nuclear weapons to Belarus, saying NATO had increased combat training and reconnaissance at Russia’s borders. He said Western aid to Ukraine “risks a significant expansion of the conflict,” according to a Kremlin readout.
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