s the war in Ukraine grinds on, so the minds of cash-strapped western and frustrated Russian decision-makers are turning to the prospect of Armageddon, some hellish event that changes at a stroke the terms of the conflict. Vladimir Putin seems to be hinting that this could be an attention-grabbing nuclear explosion; perhaps, say Nato spooks, in the form of an Arctic test-firing of a torpedo drone far away from the Ukrainian battle lines.
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