Belarus’ Warning About Using Nukes Probably Isn’t A Bluff (But There Might Be A Catch) By Andrew Korybko Lukashenko spoke only about a conventional invasion of his country by NATO, not an unconventional attack of the sort that he warned about… Read More ›
Putin Explicitly Confirmed What Was Already Self-Evident About Russia’s Nuclear Doctrine By Andrew Korybko Russia is worried that the influence of hawkish forces inside the US’ “deep state” might be growing and could ultimately lead to a large-scale conventional strike against… Read More ›
Russia Rebuked The Hawks By Confirming That It Won’t Test Nukes Unless The US Does So First By Andrew Korybko Putin doesn’t want the US thinking that he’s about to escalate and thus tempt it into escalating first in a way… Read More ›
Why Might Ukraine Want Russia To Use Nuclear Weapons? By Andrew Korybko This could lead to immense pressure upon Russia’s Global South partners to distance themselves from it and might also result in American retaliation against Russian forces inside of Ukrainian-claimed… Read More ›
Is Ukraine Going Rogue Or Did It Attack Russia’s Early Warning Systems With American Approval? By Andrew Korybko Russia’s answer to this question will determine its response to any conventional NATO intervention in Ukraine. Russian-US relations deteriorated further than ever in… Read More ›
The US Is Playing A Dangerous Game Of Nuclear Chicken With Russia By Andrew Korybko Essentially, the US wants Russia to stand down from its signalled intent of possibly using tactical nuclear weapons if NATO’s reportedly 100,000-strong invasion force crosses the… Read More ›
Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Made Two Solid Points About The Risks Of Hosting US Nukes By Andrew Korybko According to him, “Poland will not become a nuclear power (by letting the US deploy such weapons on its territory), and Russian missiles… Read More ›
Russia’s Tactical Nuclear Weapons Exercises Are Meant To Deter A NATO Intervention In Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Everything is moving so fast that nobody can say with confidence exactly what will or won’t happen, but a reminder of each side’s interests… Read More ›
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