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War in Ukraine: what is the "deterrent force" put on alert by Russia?

2/27/2022, 7:12:23 PM


DECRYPTION - In retaliation for Western sanctions, Vladimir Putin ordered to "put the deterrent forces of the Russian army on special combat alert". A new stage of nuclear blackmail.

Vladimir Putin continues his nuclear blackmail.

Three days after threatening those "

who would try to interfere

" with his army in Ukraine with "

consequences never known before

", the Russian president has taken a new step.

This Sunday, January 27, the Head of State “ordered the Minister of Defense and the Chief of Staff to put the deterrent forces of the Russian army on a special combat alert regime”.

"

In the management of the crisis as it unfolds, he is trying to intimidate the West

", judges a connoisseur of nuclear deterrence, who prefers to remain anonymous.

"

This is the principle of the 'dialectic of wills', which aims to

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But why now?

According to Igor Delanoë, deputy director of the Franco-Russian observatory in Moscow, Vladimir Putin could react to two events: “

the devastating sanctions imposed by Westerners

” and “

direct military assistance…

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