The New York Times, on the authority of US officials:

  • Fears that Putin will resort to a demonstration nuclear explosion

  • There is no evidence that Putin is in the process of transferring nuclear weapons

  • We are concerned that the most dangerous moments of the war in Ukraine are yet to come

  • Putin may consider some kind of additional military mobilization in response to recent setbacks

The Kremlin: Russia will use nuclear weapons only based on its nuclear doctrine