Lapsley noted that Moscow has recently been “talking an awful lot about their nuclear doctrine and how that may or not be evolving.” He said that it appears to be “a pretty clear attempt to influence us” when it comes to support for Ukraine.

[…] Putin said that a conventional attack on Russia by any country with the support of a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack […] But NATO has not seen any real change in Moscow’s nuclear posture.

Lots of posturing, very transparent.

Rutte said it’s important to just leave Putin to “talk about his nuclear arsenal. He wants us also to discuss his nuclear arsenal, and I think we shouldn’t.”

At the same time, Rutte said, giving in to any threat “would set a precedent that using military force allows a country to get what it wants, and we cannot do that.”

This guy gets it.