Kremlin deploys nuclear threats and war nostalgia to spook Western capitals into silence
Russian officials evoke Hiroshima and WWII to warn France and Germany against supporting Kyiv.
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ISW: Moscow rolls out recycled lies and nuclear bluster to split NATO and halt US aid for Ukraine
The Kremlin also demands Kyiv be pushed into talks, casting Moscow as the would-be peacemaker.
SIPRI: World’s nuclear arsenals grow and nuclear rhetoric sharpens as post-Cold War reduction era ends
China's nuclear arsenal jumps to 600 warheads with 100 added in single year, which represents the fastest growth rate among nuclear powers since 2023, with China potentially matching Russian or American intercontinental ballistic missile numbers by decade's end.
Biden: US ready for nuclear talks with Russia, China, and North Korea
Amid rising nuclear threats, US President proposed negotiations with Russia, China, and North Korea. The US aims to reduce nuclear arsenals and address the escalating rhetoric that has followed Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
ISW: West may underestimate benefits of long-range strikes for Ukraine
The Institute for the Study of War suggests that Russia's covert operations aimed at undermining European stability and NATO readiness are likely to persist or intensify, irrespective of whether Ukraine receives long-range strike capabilities from Western allies.