by Paul Craig Roberts, Paul Craig Roberts:

Putin’s restraint in the use of force has possibly made it impossible for the Kremlin to end the conflict with a Russian victory.  In the eight months that Putin has wasted, Washington has revised its policy governing the use of nuclear weapons.  Washington says its new policy is to use nuclear weapons against threats that are not themselves nuclear threats.  In other words, if Washington believes a decisive Russian victory over Ukraine is a threat to US national security or interest, Washington can use nuclear weapons to prevent a Russian victory.  https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/stunning-strategy-reversal-pentagon-will-no-longer-rule-out-use-nuclear-weapons-against-non