to start your journey get in by the business day that we're as long from berlin and ukraine uses us. made attack comes to fire into russia for the 1st time. the longer range missiles target, the military facility and debris on square ancient bosco says the strikes mark a new phase in the war and warrants it will respond accordingly. also on the program, germany suspect sabotaged after unexplained damage to communications cables in the politics. the defense minister boars, the stories says it's aimed at disrupting ukraine's european allies. the

welcome to the program on the call for at least we started with a 1st on tuesday, ukraine fired us made attack comes rockets into russia. the strikes came after washington authorize their use on russian territory, and the aim is to limit mosque as ability to launch attacks and supply the front. russia has described the attack as an escalation, marking a new phase in the war of the ukraine's, the use of attack comes longer range. missiles is being seen as a milestone in its defense against russia's invasion. it came off to us president joe biden finally gave keith the green light to use the us made weapons against targets. deeper inside russia must go, says the 6 ballistic missile lute. we're targeting a minute tree facility in rushes, west and brians region. the kremlin says it's

a defensive sort down 5 who the attacks coincide with the passage of $1000.00 days since russia's invasion, if you claim began, often mocking the occasion in his own complement. your claims president, low to me is a lensky told e. u low make is not to be fearful of doing more to end the conflict every today is the best moment to push trash. how hot it is clear with our southern dfcs, because it actually will elect re up. but it easy to engage in meaningful negotiations is rising for a defense meeting also in brussels, nato secretary general mont roof test said ukraine would need more support to prevail over russia. today, march 5, some days off to russian on slopes, on profile to original assault home you free. so today we will discuss how we can

help you claim to prevail. that means more age, more money, and we have to make available to them, particularly now that the north koreans have come on board. with that is not the only leader to regard most of the addition of thousands of north korean troops to come by to operate actions against ukraine as a major publication. it may also influence washington's decision to allow teeth to deploy attack homes. now, washington's move has prompted russia to update you, p of weapons policy. the newly released don't train permit, so potential new, clear response even to a conventional attack on russia by any nation that supported by a nuclear power, even if nothing, new power itself. long range missiles are going to be applied from ukraine into russian territory. it will also mean that they are, or they're ready to buy a new rican experts,

military experts. and we will be taking this as a corner that you really knew face of the west of the war against the russian. and the bill will be if the forwarding no to west and lead is, are on board with supplying long the range weapons, despite please from team jim and he's counselor off, schultz, has refused. now the world must wait to see whether washington's decision will hasten the resolution. or the escalation of the 1000 day old will. the earlier i spoke to nuclear experts at marianna with jerry and she's with a project on managing the adam at harvard university. and i asked her why one of your foot and had lower the nuclear threshold? well, the changes to the nuclear doctrine of the russian federation have been in the works now for years. so it's not exactly a need drug reaction to the decision of the byte, an administration to,

to give permission to create, into striking inside russia in 5 president couldn't have previewed these changes in september this year. but the actual release of the document, we haven't seen it yet. that was timed with as a response, i suppose to buy those decision. i also don't regard these changes as drastic. they're actually upon close reading. they don't constitute a really great departure from the previous doctrine. some of the formulations have been realized, relaxed it is true, the overall nuclear threshold has been lowered, but not, and in such a significant way as to cause, you know, panic or great concern. could you elaborate on that? what makes you think that this is not a major escalation? so for instance, a nuclear response to a large scale conventional of aggression against the russian federation that wasn't

in the previous doctrine to the, the thing that change was that in the old doctrine, it was the kind of a large scale conventional impression the put, the very survival of the state in peril. now in the change doctrine, it's a critical threat to the sovereignty and turturro integrity of the russian federation . but also it's alive, bella ruse. so yes, it's a gives a bit more interpreted to room for a decision maker a specifically president putting himself as to what exactly constitutes the situation where there is a critical threat to a sovereignty entered moral integrity. one more thing that was added in terms of situations that, that sort of permit the use of nuclear weapons is a mass of combined of air space attacked by all sorts of

projectiles and aircraft, both strategic and tactical aircraft, but also drones, cruise missiles and so forth. so that part is new, but again, the doctor and elaborate. these are a situation of, you know, stream emergencies. the not every attack would, would come, would require such a nuclear response and also to add, you know, nuclear doctrines are important documents. they're important in communicating your resolve and deterring threats to your adversary, but also to your domestic audience as they're not going to jump in there. what is, what is phone trying to to communicate here. then if you're saying that, that he's really not willing to risk a nuclear escalation, if i'm understanding you correctly as a thing,

that button would really possibly risk a nuclear escalation in extreme circumstances for sure. but you know, your grading striking if you target as an russian territory, it would probably not constitute that what he's communicating is, uh, you know, the latest instance in the long line of his nuclear signaling. we're just trying to weigh the west to convince the west do to influence its support for ukraine to break it up. especially now in this very vulnerable moment when ukraine is in a tough spot. but also western political, you know, domestic situations in many countries. i'm not conducive to long term ukrainian support. i'm sitting here in the united states. so of, so we know what exactly what i'm talking about. it says this is part of the program that the, the, in the game he's been playing since the very beginning of the war. yeah. with the

really long time i'd like to know from you, to what extent do you think that russia, as nuclear saber rattling up to this point has shaved the response of ukraine's allies. that you're saying they're trying to influenced by those, you know, looking back at these past 1000 days as it has been successful. not entirely but partly successful. for sure. just think of how careful and cautiously western capitals have considered and reviewed their policy towards ukraine. they in terms of arm supplies and renew, middle of the weapon system was analyzed very thoroughly for its esco jury potential. it took more time. sometimes these weapons did not arrive when they were actually needed the front. so the timing and the kinds of weapons and the pace in which they were released was certainly influenced by a few years of nuclear escalation. but this, the west,

so it was sort of slowly. so let me sliced into the so called russian lines. but really, it's into this russian sense of impunity. right? so in a sense, russian nuclear threats are not working because russia uses them in the situations in which they're not meant to work. nuclear threats are not meant to, to, to be effective in the, in these situations. entirely, they're meant to prevent a nuclear strike, right? deterrence, nuclear deterrence, is there more credible purpose? and unfortunately, because of rushes, a sense of possibly a conventional inferiority it's, it's conventional military has not performed well and put in some work games have not been achieved in the way he envisioned them. he is making up that in security by, by applying to clear threats in into the road where they cannot be

entirely effective. yeah, i don't want to let you go without asking you, because you've, of course, how to close a close eye on, on russia. and it's nuclear capabilities. what do we know at this point in time about the state of rushes nuclear arsenal as well? we don't know of a ton simply because this is a secret to the enterprise of nuclear weapons programs. we know, you know, their number, we know the, the delivery systems, we know the tactical nuclear weapons of which there are almost a 2000 have been considered as non deployed. so they're stored separately from their delivery vehicles in central storage facilities. we don't know how well they have been made maintain, but i would not discount the fact that, you know, russia does put an effort in maintaining a credible and reliable nuclear deterrent, especially given how important it is in russia is sort of self perception. how

often they, they rely on this self definition as a, as a major nuclear power in the world. so, russia's nuclear weapons are a serious threat and they have been investing in some nobel system. and just say some of these, um, most, some of these delivery systems that are all very capable, have been extensively used in ukraine. they hypersonic light vehicle uh, the congest. all of the calibers crews of cruise missiles was younger people. and so, and so we'll have to leave with their fascinating some of their nuclear experts. marianna was there, and thank you so much for those insights and your time. germany's defense minister boars, the story is, has described the severing of to fiber optic cables under the baltic c as an act of sabotage. the cables. connect jeremy, finland, sweden,

analyst away. mia. so we didn't finish media reporting doesn't. danish navy has been shadowing a chinese cargo should have considered to be of interest in this investigation. the story is says the damage appeared deliberate and could represent an act of hybrid warfare. the under see cables like this one are critical for carrying communications between countries. the apparent sabotaged on monday morning hit the sea line and one cable that runs under the baltic between the german port city of roll stock and the finish capital. helsinki. officials from finland to germany have said the incident was very unlikely to be accidental. guns clout of size and the ca, nobody believes that these cables were cooked by mistake for xander. i don't believe the series that it was anchors the accident. it caused damage to these cables with ease. and so we have to conclude on without knowing exactly who to this was that it was a hyper to action that to you on order cold. and we must also assume without

knowing this, of course, that is sabotage was knocked off on all skin when it went through this entire states is, does is it was advertised under the foreign ministers of germany, france, poland, italy, spain, and the u. k said, most goes escalating hybrid activities against nato and e. u. countries are unprecedented in their variety and scale, creating a significant security risk. this comes just one day after a similar under seas cable between sweden, unless the way any it was damaged that cut lithuania is internet capacity by one 3rd. similar incidents in africa have caused internet blackouts in the past. there are many more such cables in the seas around europe. authorities in the region are on high alert to and finally, berlin is known for its christmas markets and its techno clubs. so why not combine the 2? that's the idea behind this installation with fox drove lies rhythmic music and

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