Putinist Russia threats are just psywar. What is Putin going to do with nukes? Nuke their best customers? Russia is a mafia business masquerading as a country. Putin won’t be nuking anybody because nuclear war is bad for business.
No businessman would threaten to use nukes in the first place. Or partner up with Red China in a military sense.
What are they going to nuke? All the children of Russian elite are living in the USA and Europe. They certainly don’t want to nuke these places.
“Blood is a big expense.”