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Something you may have missed among coverage of the Queen’s death over the weekend is that Ukrainian armed forces have made stunning progress in counteroffensives against Russia in the north-east and south, despite being significantly outgunned.
As Russia and security expert Matthew Sussex explains today, Russia’s ailing military performance raises the question of where Putin goes next. Escalation looks increasingly likely - but what form would that take?
Sussex writes that Putin’s escalation options include the grim possibilities of: invading Moldova, sending forces into neighbouring Kazakhstan, drawing NATO directly into the war, arranging a radiological “accident”, or even using short-range nuclear weapons.
What he chooses to do is anyone’s guess, but “Putin’s choices remain poor, both domestically and internationally. He may soon feel forced to pick between those that are unpalatable, and those that are risky,” writes Sussex.
On another matter, you might have noticed that late last week we closed the comment feature across The Conversation website. This was due to a worldwide attack which involved bots posting inappropriate material. We’re working to fix the problems and hope to have comments on selected articles open again very soon.
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