1.0Eastern European and Transatlantic Networkhttps://carleton.ca/eetnOlga Babinahttps://carleton.ca/eetn/author/olgababina/Russia’s Nuclear Pressure on Europe: Beyond the Rhetoric - Eastern European and Transatlantic Networkrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lZps4oNoAN"><a href="https://carleton.ca/eetn/2026/russia-nuclear-pressure-europe/">Russia’s Nuclear Pressure on Europe: Beyond the Rhetoric</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://carleton.ca/eetn/2026/russia-nuclear-pressure-europe/embed/#?secret=lZps4oNoAN" width="600" height="338" title="“Russia’s Nuclear Pressure on Europe: Beyond the Rhetoric” — Eastern European and Transatlantic Network" data-secret="lZps4oNoAN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://carleton.ca/eetn/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2026/11/EETN-SMM-YouTube-Thumbnail.png1280720Russia is increasingly directing nuclear pressure at European governments while treating the US as its main interlocutor. Maxim Starchak separates political threats from real changes in Russian capabilities, and sets out how NATO can keep Moscow from driving a wedge between Europe and Washington.