US intelligence assessed Putin's nuclear threats after allowing Ukraine to strike the Russian Federation
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Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:11:00 +0200
Putins nuclear threats are a bluffAs noted, Russia is likely to increase hybrid methods of warfare, such as sabotage and cyber attacks, to pressure the West.
Despite Vladimir Putins rhetoric and changes in Russias nuclear doctrine, Moscow is reluctant to use nuclear weapons, according to U.S.
intelligence, because it lacks a clear military advantage.
The nuclear option is seen as an extreme step, which may be preceded by other forms of aggression, such as attacks on critical infrastructure, the intelligence says.
Russia is likely to intensify sabotage operations in Europe and cyber attacks to intimidate countries that support Ukraine.In addition, Washington is concerned about possible attacks on US military bases or other strategic objects.
At the same time, it is mentioned that there is an extensive network of agents in Russia that can be involved in such operations.An additional factor that influenced the decision to authorize longrange strikes was the presence of North Korean troops sent to Russia.
This became a signal to the US that Moscow is attracting additional resources, demanding appropriate actions.Putin cannot back up his threats with actionsThe American Institute for the Study of War points out that the Russian dictators statement on November 21 demonstrates that the Kremlins rhetoric regarding escalation remains largely at the level of verbal threats.As you know, Moscows latest threats were aimed at those allies of Kyiv who allowed Ukraine to launch longrange strikes on Russian territory.Despite this, for some reason, Vladimir Putin continues to ignore the fact that the Ukrainian Defense Forces have been striking the occupied territories, which the Kremlin illegally declares to be part of Russia, for years.It is important to understand that, first of all, we are talking about Crimea, which was occupied by the aggressor country 10 years ago.Moreover, it is no secret that Ukraine regularly attacks Crimea with American ATACMS and British Storm Shadow missiles, starting from April 2023.However, this fact does not worry the Russian dictator too much, who only threatens retaliation, but in fact does not react to it in any way.
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