A year since ordering the invasion of Ukraine, Mr Putin says he believes the very future of Russia is in peril. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin cast the confrontation with the West over the Ukraine war as an existential battle for the survival of Russia and the Russian people - and said he was forced to take into account the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s nuclear capabilities.
The Nato and the West dismiss such narrative, saying their objective is to help Ukraine defend itself against an unprovoked attack. The United States has denied that it wants to destroy Russia, while President Joe Biden has warned that a conflict between Russia and Nato could trigger World War Three, though he has also said Mr Putin should not remain in power.
Mr Putin’s existential framing of the war allows the 70-year-old Kremlin chief to gird the Russian people for a much more deeper conflict while it also allows him much greater freedom in the types of weapons he could one day use. On Tuesday, he sought to underscore Russian resolve in Ukraine by suspending a landmark nuclear arms control treaty, announcing new strategic systems had been put on combat duty and warning that Moscow could resume nuclear tests.
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