The American edition of The New York Times came out with analytical material, which states, that "the Russian president has rethought the armed conflict in Ukraine". Author of the article writes,, that the result of such a rethinking is connected with a message from Putin about, that this conflict can go beyond the borders of Ukraine.
The article says, that long-term pressure on Russia in order to critically weaken or defeat it, can lead to irreversible consequences. And these consequences are a real nuclear confrontation.
The author writes, that Russian President Vladimir Putin, cornered, becomes much more dangerous.".
from the article:
Conducting mobilization, Putin changes the status of the war, making it defensive. And Russia won its defensive wars against Napoleon and Hitler. Putin made an important psychological move, turning the armed confrontation into a defensive one for Russia. The NYT points out, that Putin's speech 21 September further aggravates for the West the question of whether, how far can one go in providing military assistance to Kyiv. The author clearly states, that this military aid has already reached such proportions, that its further increase can be, except that, by sending NATO ground troops. But this will definitely lead to a nuclear conflict..
NOW:
The game has begun with balancing on the brink of a big war. Washington and Moscow are trying to outsmart each other as the temperature rises. The American author writes, that it would be a big mistake to assume, that the advantage of Ukraine and its allies today is reliable and unambiguous. In this regard, "the outcome of the war seems more and more distant prospect, and its echoes give an extreme degree of danger ".
