From article:
In particular the Russian defense ministry had on Tuesday described that the US had engaged in mock nuclear runs against Russia as a target. He said "this month, during US strategic forces exercise Global Thunder, ten strategic bombers practiced the option of using nuclear weapons against Russia almost simultaneously from the Western and Eastern directions."
But this new US plan to not just send more military hardware - but also US military advisers - would mark a serious escalation, as the Kremlin has recently warned it would see any kind of NATO forces buildup inside Ukraine as violating its "red lines" which would require taking action.
From article: In particular the Russian defense ministry had on Tuesday described that the US had engaged in mock nuclear runs against Russia as a target. He said "this month, during US strategic forces exercise Global Thunder, ten strategic bombers practiced the option of using nuclear weapons against Russia almost simultaneously from the Western and Eastern directions."
Straight out of the "Wag the Dog" manual.
Yup. And ratcheting up:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/biden-mulls-sending-extra-weapons-trainers-ukraine-amid-dubious-reports-russian
But this new US plan to not just send more military hardware - but also US military advisers - would mark a serious escalation, as the Kremlin has recently warned it would see any kind of NATO forces buildup inside Ukraine as violating its "red lines" which would require taking action.