But what are those unpredictable consequences? And should we take the threats seriously? “The Russians could use more force against the convoys, against the arms deliveries in western Ukraine. With air strikes and rocket attacks”, fears political scientist Jonathan Holslag (VUB). “But that’s practically difficult because you have to know where those convoys are.”
“The second option is to retaliate against civilian targets even more and to bomb cities like Kiev more heavily. And the third option is of course the most formidable: the nuclear threat. That risk has always been there and the more Russia loses on the ground, the greater the threat.”