Russia's Nuclear Posturing Continues Amid Regional Tensions.
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Russia is using nuclear threats to deter Western backers from providing military aid to Ukraine ahead of an expected counter-offensive, according to a new assessment. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu issued "reinvigorated nuclear blackmail rhetoric," according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank. Putin said on March 25 that Russia would station nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, one of Moscow's staunchest allies. The U.S. Department of Defense announced a new $2.6 billion security aid package for Ukraine on Tuesday, including additional ammunition for Kyiv's High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS).
- Russia Issues Nuclear Threat Ahead of Ukrainian Counter Offensive–ISW Newsweek
- Putin's Nuclear Grandstanding Belies Russia's Power Decline Foreign Policy
- Belarusian Troops Begin Training on Russian Nuclear-Capable Missile System The Moscow Times
- Russia says leaving New START has given it new security options Reuters.com
- Putin's ally Belarus gets nuke-capable Iskander missile system as neighbour Finland joins NATO Hindustan Times
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