How Russia is projecting power against West with Putin's nuclear stare-off with Trump | EXPLAINED

Russia has raised the stakes in its confrontation with the United States with Vladimir Putin signalling that it may resume full scale nuclear testing, while simultaneously deepening its military presence in Venezuela, a known anti-American ally of Russia. The two moves, though unfolding in different regions, are widely viewed as part of a single strategy aimed at challenging American influence and demonstrating that Moscow can project power far beyond its immediate neighbourhood.

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