One Thousand and One Nights and the Russian Nuclear Doctrine

 

The Ukrainian rendition of "One Thousand and One Nights" has taken on a new twist—branded with bravery and soaked in sarcasm, yet undeniably inspiring. As Ukraine marks 1,000 days and nights of relentless war, one truth shines: Ukrainian courage stands unyielding against the "fabulous" might of the so-called invincible Russian army.

By now, Putin’s nightly rocket salvos have achieved little beyond illuminating the iron will of Ukrainians who refuse to bend. Meanwhile, the Russian leader, like a deranged Scheherazade, continues spinning tales—this time not for survival, but to propagate the myth of a powerful, unbroken Russia. The problem is, Ukrainians keep rewriting the ending. They crush his forces on the battlefield, forcing Putin to flip the script entirely by altering his nuclear doctrine.

Let’s be clear: this isn’t strategy—it’s surrender. A nuclear policy pivot is a tacit admission of failure. The army that was supposed to take Kyiv in three days has floundered for 1,000 nights. So now, it’s time for Putin’s Brothers Grimm moment: using fairy tales of fear and horror to rewrite global geopolitics.

Here’s the plot twist: Putin has recast nuclear weapons as offensive tools rather than deterrents. Any country he dislikes—nuclear or not—is now a potential target for annihilation. He’s practically announced that resistance of any kind justifies destruction. This isn’t policy; it’s planetary blackmail. And yet, astonishingly, world leaders line up to shake his hand, hug him, and share polite photo ops.

What does it feel like to embrace a tyrant whose bombs aim to wipe an entire nation off the map? To smile alongside someone actively undermining the global order, threatening millions with annihilation? These aren’t rhetorical questions—they’re gut-wrenching realities.

For Ukrainians, every night is a fight for freedom. For Putin, every night is another bedtime story for a world increasingly unwilling to listen. The question is: when will these "friends of Putin" wake up to the nightmare they’re enabling?

Glory to Ukraine!

Glory to those who resist fear!