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.
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FT: China warned Russia over nuclear threats, Blinken reveals
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the Financial Times that Beijing intervened to discourage Moscow from nuclear escalation in Ukraine, saying “Don’t go there.”
Biden: NATO allies split over Ukraine’s long-range strikes inside Russia
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, for example, reiterates his opposition to Ukraine's early NATO membership and continued refusal to provide long-range missiles to Ukraine.
NATO official: No serious risk of Russian nuclear escalation at present
NATO's Patrick Turner emphasizes the Alliance's measured approach to Moscow's nuclear rhetoric.
The Hill: Helsinki Commission urges US to label Russia “persistent threat” to global security
The report, obtained by The Hill, recommends a departure from post-Cold War policies that sought cooperation with Russia and encourages the US government to allow Ukrainian forces to use Western-supplied weapons for long-range strikes into Russian territory.
The WP: Putin under pressure to respond as West repeatedly crosses “red lines”
Despite warnings against providing advanced weaponry to Ukraine, Western allies have still supplied Kyiv with F-16 fighter jets, tanks, and missiles.