US Republicans show lowest concern about Russia-Ukraine war threat
A Pew poll shows a sharp decline in Republican concern over Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, with only 19% seeing it as a threat to US security.
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Kremlin: Recent massive drone strikes not grounds for nuclear response
Following a wave of 125 drone attacks on Russian territory, for which Russia blames Ukraine, the spokesman Peskov emphasized that recent events should not be misconstrued as meeting the threshold for nuclear retaliation, despite the updates in Russia's nuclear policy.
Zelenskyy on Putin’s nuclear threats: “No one knows what’s in his head”
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced updates to Russia’s nuclear doctrine, detailing new conditions for using nuclear weapons. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded, saying no one can predict Putin’s actions, but he believes the Russian leader fears the consequences of such escalation.
ISW: Putin’s nuclear threats aim to influence Western support for Ukraine
Putin announces changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine, specifying conditions for nuclear weapon use against non-nuclear states. ISW sees this move as an attempt to sway Western policymaking regarding Ukraine's ability to use Western-provided weapons inside Russia.
US, UK spy chiefs praise Ukraine’s Kursk incursion, say West shouldn’t fear Russia’s nuclear threats
CIA Director Burns and MI6 Chief Moore commend Ukraine's "audacious" incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast and stress the importance of sustained Western support. Burns says there was a "genuine risk" of Russia using tactical nukes in fall 2022.
IAEA chief Grossi to visit Kursk NPP amid Ukraine’s advances
As Ukrainian troops push into Russia's Kursk Oblast, the International Atomic Energy Agency raised alarms about the safety of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant's reactors, similar to those involved in the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi is set to inspect the facility's vulnerabilities firsthand.
ISW: Putin implies Ukrainian strikes not crossing Russia’s nuclear “red line”
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has indicated that Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory with Western-provided weapons do not cross a "red line" that would trigger Russian nuclear escalation, according to the ISW.
War in Ukraine damages “entire international order,” Scholz tells Xi Jinping
At a meeting in China, both the German and Chinese leaders agreed that threats of nuclear weapons use are inadmissible.
61% of Americans believe in another world war, only 9% willing to serve if called
Besides 68% of Americans believe that a future world war would likely involve nuclear weapons.
FT: Leaked Russian military documents show lower threshold for use of nuclear weapons than Putin claims
However, the nuclear threshold may be higher regarding Ukraine, according to William Alberque, the director of strategy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
CNN: Satellite safety at risk as Russia develops nuclear space weapon
Russia is developing a nuclear space weapon that could destroy satellites and disrupt global communications, CNN reported, citing sources familiar with US intelligence.
Russia to launch nukes into space, US intel warns
Russia is preparing to put nuclear weapons into orbit, according to US intelligence sources, prompting a call for President Biden to declassify the information and coordinate a response with Congress and allies.
What’s at stake if Ukraine loses?
Global security may spiral if Ukraine falls, with dictators embracing nukes while Americans question wasted aid and credibility.
ISW: Russia keeps stoking nuclear fears to deter Western aid to Ukraine
Russian government officials intensify nuclear rhetoric, claiming nuclear superiority and highlighting strategic weapons like hypersonic missiles. Russia's nuclear threats aim at obstructing Western military aid to Ukraine.
Russia simulates massive nuclear strikes in drills, exits test ban treaty
Russia demonstrated its nuclear capabilities by launching missiles from various platforms and announced its withdrawal from the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
Kremlin’s ‘Mobilization Party’ believes limited nuclear strike would save its power at home and boost Russia’s abroad, Piontkovsky says
A newly coalescing “Mobilization Party” in the Kremlin is convinced that it can only save its own position…
Piontkovsky: To save his regime, Putin preparing to use nuclear weapons convinced West will blink first
“Even the toughest authoritarian regime cannot operate on force alone,” Andrey Piontkovsky says, noting that the collapse of…
Putin, his position shaky, may begin new aggression with nuclear blackmail, Piontkovsky says
Russia is not in a position to engage in an arms race with the United States, Andrey Piontkovsky…
Putin is preparing to fight and win a limited nuclear war against the West, Skobov says
Putin is preparing to fight and win a limited nuclear war, convinced that “the effete West will refuse…
Russian Orthodox Church: Performance of song about nuking US in St. Isaac’s Cathedral ‘in bad taste’
Few stories from Russia in recent times (other than anything connected with Vladimir Putin) have sparked a larger…