The only thing Russia has is its nuclear arsenal

From UNIAN:

"Stupak: Russia has nothing to offer the world. It only poses a nuclear threat

Lesya Leshchenko, 5 November 2025

The Russian Federation has nothing left to offer the civilized world except nuclear threats, military analyst Ivan Stupak stated on Kyiv24. 

According to him, the constant demonstration of nuclear power is an attempt to create the illusion of grandeur by displaying weapons that not everyone possesses. He emphasized that the only thing the Russians have is nuclear weapons, which they threaten to destroy humanity with. 

He added that the Russian Federation has made no positive contribution to global science and technology.

"The Russian Federation has nothing left to offer this world. The only things they have are nuclear weapons and calls to 'kill you all.' They have no artificial intelligence developments, no cures for serious diseases. Nothing," the expert said."

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Also, from the Dialog, 6 November 2025:

"Yakovina explained why Putin entered the nuclear arms race if defeat was inevitable

Journalist Ivan Yakovina recalled that nuclear weapons are Putin's main trump card and a means of maintaining power

Regarding the competition between Trump and Putin, which involves threatening each other with nuclear weapons, Ivan Yakovyna said the following: "Now the Russian government, apparently, is planning to spend billions of dollars on building infrastructure and preparing for nuclear tests on Novaya Zemlya. This is very, very good, because these resources will be diverted, among other things, from the war against Ukraine. There's a very high probability that people will be killed there during these tests, and almost certainly things won't go as planned, they'll make a fool of themselves in front of Trump, and Trump will definitely laugh, and so on." 

The journalist explained on his YouTube channel why the Kremlin needed to engage in a nuclear arms race with the United States. 

"This all costs a huge amount of money. Nuclear bombs and nuclear missiles are generally very expensive, especially given that the Russian budget is already in very poor shape. Putin, of course, understands that the costs of this nuclear arms race will be colossal. So why is he doing all this? You might ask, and I think I have the answer. Putin is prepared to engage in nuclear escalation, to engage in this nuclear arms race, for the same reason that nuclear weapons occupy a central place in his mythology," the political observer explained.

Yakovina then added: "Essentially, nuclear weapons are the last 'artifact' of the Soviet empire remaining in his possession. This is the only thing that makes Russia a country of global significance. Yes, the Russian Federation has indeed accumulated a large number of nuclear weapons and can truly destroy virtually any country in the world. Without nuclear weapons, Russia would receive as much attention as Mongolia, Sudan, or Nigeria. Nuclear weapons are the main symbol and support of Putin's power.""