How Russia’s nuclear double cross of Ukraine teaches dangerous lessons

By Polina Sinovets, John Parachini and Khrystyna Holynska

After Moscow’s invasion, nuclear aspirants like Iran or nuclear powers like China may have learned dangerous strategies.

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the West’s support for Kyiv has been tempered by an ace up Russian President Vladimir Putin’s sleeve: the potential use of nuclear weapons. In the following op-ed Polina Sinovets of the Odesa Center for Nonproliferation and RAND’s John Parachini and Khrystyna Holynska warn that other countries are taking notice, which could imperil world stability even further.

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