Putin is not stupid , then again Putin is following a script written long time ago. And yes Putin will use Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Western Ukraine/Poland. Biden knows it, his officials know it but dont want to make the public panic. Just like you they wishfully think he wont go that route.
Merkel came out again the day before yesterday and once again reteriated take Putin seriously. Once it goes nuclear . It will be a new milestone in war history just as humans left using arrows in 17th Century use of nuclear weapons with be the new kid on the block.
Does Biden want to go down in history as the leader who midwifed use of Nuclear weapons. We are about to see.
It not in US interest to end war. I doubt Russia will use nuclear and US knows it. US interest is for civil war to continue in Ukraine and keep Russia busy defending their newly acquired territories.
So US will fund Ukraine just enough to keep Russia busy - not not enough to let Ukraine beat Russia.
Ukraine have proven capable - so we enter winter - there will be a lull - then civil war resume in march next year.
Putin has failed here. He should have attacked KIEV. Now he will spend the rest of his regime time fighting in Ukraine - low intensity war.
putin said he is not bluffing. Biden believes him you seem not too. Its a matter of time.
Once Nuclear weapons are used if Biden once to reciprocate then it will be a nuclear war meaning end of the world. If Biden will be sober like his predescors he will go to the table and avert the Armagedon he is talking about. If he was wiser he would do it now. And most probably based on the rhetoric from moscow hiss officials are already doing it chini ya maji .
Nobody outside Russia recognise those terrorities as Russian. I doubt the US would do that. Can Russia throw Nuclear. They know better than play their last card. They will threaten to use it but will never use it. Once you've played that card then what.
Exactly Crimeria is Russia any act of threat to Russian existance they can justify use of Nuclear weapons , hence the reason U.S. has insisted to Zelensky never target anything on Russian land.
Ukraine is giving Russia more fodder to use nuclear weapons ,which will bring the end of convectional weapons all together . All nations will want to be nuclear armed and this will bring about the end of booming Military industry complex.
I though Crimea is now Russia?