Posted: 17th October 2022
By Steven Pifer | October 10, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with close advisor and Chairman of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin in St Petersburg on October 9, 2022. (Photo Kremlin.ru)
Seven and a half months after it began, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine has not gone as the Kremlin had hoped. The Ukrainian military has resisted with skill and tenacity, in recent weeks clawing back territory in the country’s south and east. As the Russian invasion falters, concern has arisen that Putin might turn to nuclear weapons.