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Analysing nuclear tensions as Biden warns that Putin is not bluffing

Ukraine: The Latest

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Russia's Nuclear Weapons Are Part of Vladimir Putin's Toolbox

The West does not want a large-scale conventional war with Russia. But that deterrent effect has been operating on both sides of the Ukraine conflict. What we don't know is what is the dividing line between that kind of deliberate manipulation of risk and an actual willingness to use nuclear weapons because Vladimir Putin thinks the situation is so dire.

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