Russia will weigh up escalatory options

Russia has several options if it responds to any lifting of restrictions on the use of long-range missiles for Ukraine

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  • Vertical escalation
  • Increase in sabotage and subversion
  • Degrading NATO ISR assets near Ukraine
  • Interdicting military supplies around the border
  • The use of non-strategic nuclear weapons
  • Horizontal escalation
  • Transferring military technology to the 'enemies of Russia's enemies'
  • Supporting anti-Western violence
  • Escalation by mobilisation
  • Outlook

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