So, no surprises that Russia is back to nuclear threats after Ukraine finally got the Western aid and the weapons are starting to arrive. Its objective is to delay weapons delivery and underline support for Ukraine. Don't fall for that. 15X

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These examples and plenty of other evidence demonstrate that had we succumbed to the Russian nuclear rhetoric, Ukraine would have been abandoned by now. They also show that Russia bluffs and uses nuclear threats strategically at every moment when Ukraine is getting stronger 14/

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Here is an example of Russians threatening to use nukes if Ukraine dares to start a counteroffensive. In the end, the real reason the Ukrainian counteroffensive failed was the delay in weapons from the West that gave Russians the time to mine and fortify https://t.co/F1WnBHrz5S

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 7 mai 2024

Here is an example of Russians threatening to use nukes if Ukraine dares to start a counteroffensive. In the end, the real reason the Ukrainian counteroffensive failed was the delay in weapons from the West that gave Russians the time to mine and fortify

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Here is an example of a concern that Russia will use nukes if Ukraine moves on Kherson. Well, Kherson's liberation is now a distant memory, and there were no nukes or even any serious escalation. 11/

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It works. The continuous systemic propaganda and nuclear rhetoric by Russia delay weapons deliveries to Ukraine, support the "de-escalation" doctrine by the US, and scare off some European politicians. This allows Russia to improve its odds and results in Ukraine. 8/

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The ISW: reflective control is a tactic that relies on shaping an adversary with targeted rhetoric and information operations in such a way that the adversary voluntarily takes actions that are advantageous to Russia 6/ https://
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Wiki has a long list of Russia threats to use nukes. On April 24, 2022, in response to Blinken's meeting with Zelenskyy, Lavrov stated that further support of Ukraine could cause WWIII involving Russia's nuclear weapons. Support continued and nothing happened 2/

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Next, Russia threatened to use nukes "If Kherson is liberated", "If Crimea is attacked" and even because of the liberation of Lyman, a town whose name is by now forgotten by Manu. 3/

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#EU, France Press Xi to Use Influence on Russia, Halt #Ukraine War #Europe is concerned that despite #China's official neutrality on the Ukraine #war, it is essentially supporting Russia, which is using Chinese machine tools in arms production.

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