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Why Putin is again rattling the nuclear saber
President Vladimir Putin is once more invoking Russia's nuclear arsenal in rhetoric aimed at the West, reviving fears of escalation over the war in Ukraine. Analysts at Brookings examine why the Kremlin is returning to nuclear threats now and what it hopes to achieve, with observers debating whether the saber-rattling reflects desperation, deterrence signaling, or an attempt to pressure Western support for Kyiv.
Why now: Renewed nuclear rhetoric from Putin raises fresh concern about escalation of the Ukraine war.
Vladimir PutinRussiaBrookings InstitutionUkraineNATO
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