Fifty shades of red: where does Russia draw the line?

By Polina Sinovets

From the outset, the war on Ukraine came with a particular feature attached: the threat of nuclear escalation. As President Putin stated in his 24 February speech, “whoever tries to hinder us or threaten our country or our people should know that Russia’s response will be immediate and will lead you to consequences that you have never faced in your history." Rather than deterring any type of support to Ukraine, this has instead led to a discussion about what exactly would trigger a nuclear escalation: where do Russia’s red lines really lie?

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