Losing in Ukraine, is Putin finally down to his nukes?

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The article discusses Russia's losses in Ukraine and speculates on whether President Putin is now considering nuclear options as the conflict escalates. Ukrainian military advances and cross-border raids continue amid ongoing warfare.

Just over three years ago, we assessed that it was no longer a question of whether Russia loses in Ukraine, but only when. At that time, Ukrainian deep-strike drones were just beginning to threaten the Russian interior, and Ukraine’s army was backing a cross-border raid into the Belgorod Oblast. As it still is today, the Russian Army was…