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Putin’s nuclear threats and strikes on civilians rule out negotiations or an off-ramp

Biden should expedite arrival of air defenses for Ukraine and make clear to Putin that nuclear use would be catastrophic for Russia.

An abandoned car lies on the ground at a heavily damaged grain factory where Russian forces gathered destroyed vehicles in the recaptured town of Lyman, Ukraine on Tuesday.
An abandoned car lies on the ground at a heavily damaged grain factory where Russian forces gathered destroyed vehicles in the recaptured town of Lyman, Ukraine on Tuesday.Read moreFrancisco Seco / AP