Far right Giorgia Meloni just won Italian election, they have close ties to russia. This is after Sweden just had a right wing coalition form recently.
Things can change quickly sometimes, just look at all the russians fleeing conscription, a year ago they wouldnt have thought they would be fleeing their country.
This is early days but unless Russia or the West talk and negotiate a peace over Ukraine this continues with more conscripts from all sides.
I dont see Russia using nukes this early into a conflict, nukes will be used in much more desperate political circumstances than this.
