Ukraine war: After days of escalation, what will Russia's Putin do next?

BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg assesses the Russian leader's next move.

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It’s a question I’ve been asked a lot this week.

Understandably so.

After all, this was the week the Kremlin leader lowered the threshold for the use of Russian nuclear weapons.

It was the week the US and UK crossed (another) Putin red line, allowing Ukraine to fire Western-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62j1g8g45vo

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