John Defterios looks at the nuclear threats made by Vladimir Putin. He says they are likely to be seen as a bluff, and that russia may use them out of desperation. The threat is not clear whether he was rattling ukraine or just trying to shock the west into submission,. But i would say we shouldn't swallow these sabre-rattling threats with a critical eye," writes Defterios.
This morning Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would call up more troops to fight in Ukraine, said his goal of “liberating” eastern Ukraine remained unchanged and accused the west of “nuclear blackmail.” Our correspondent parses his speech. Our midterm series heads to Maine, to see how Democrats are fighting for rural voters. And a new discovery in Borneo rewrites the history of surgery.
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