As its economic and geopolitical influence has waned, so has its willingness to consider renouncing its nuclear status. Indeed, not only has it revived the Cold War-era tactic of sending military aircraft unannounced into airspace over the Baltic countries and the North Sea; it has also made veiled nuclear threats against countries like Denmark.
但遭到俄罗斯威胁的还远不止乌克兰。毕竟，有足够的导弹和核武器摧毁美国的唯一国家就是俄罗斯。随着经济和地缘政治影响力不断减弱，同样减弱的还有它考虑放弃核地位的意愿。事实上，它不仅恢复了冷战时期派战机突然闯入波罗的海国家及北海空域的策略；还针对丹麦等国发出了隐晦的核威胁。