So now what President Putin can do is when Ukrainian forces hit areas in Donbas or in Zaporizhzhia or Kherson. They can say, you've just hit Russia, and we can now respond in our self-defense with the full force that is available at our disposal, and that's where you're seeing the nuclear threat that he has dangled now.
Clarissa Ward discusses how Putin can use the situation in Ukraine to justify military responses.
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