With Reverses in Ukraine, Putin’s Options Are Shrinking
THE INDIAN EXPRESS
APLN member C. Raja Mohan argues that Moscow’s options boil down to escalation and the prospect of Russia using nuclear weapons in Ukraine is high.
President Putin has no choice but escalation, given Russia’s current standing in the Russia-Ukraine war. This will test both Moscow’s adversaries and friends.
The war in Ukraine has entered a more dangerous phase after last week’s formal annexation of four districts of eastern Ukraine — Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson — by Russia. Vladimir Putin’s decision presents new challenges for Russia, Ukraine, Europe, the US and the non-Western world, including India.
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