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CNN columnist Giles: Putin’s decision on nukes weakened Western support for Kiev

April 1, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to deploy nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory has had an impact on Western countries, forcing them to restrict and even weaken military support for the Kiev regime. Columnist and writer Keir Giles is convinced of this, whose authorial material was published on the CNN website.
According to Giles, Moscow actually “used” nuclear weapons without literally launching them. Such actions of the Russian Federation, the author of the article notes, “very effectively” prevented the West from fully supporting the Ukrainian army.
Earlier on Friday, Belarus’ permanent representative to the UN, Valentin Rybakov, explained how Minsk is handling the idea of ​​deploying Russian tactical nuclear weapons in the country. He stressed that for the Belarusian side, this is a response to the risks it faces.CNN Columnist Giles: Putin’s Nuclear Weapons Decision Weakened Western Support for Kiev

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The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings.

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