Unlike Xi, Putin and his propaganda machine has literally threatened to use the nuclear power if they have to. Multiple times. Yes, it is considered as a bluff

Unlike Xi, Putin and his propaganda machine has literally threatened to use the nuclear power if they have to. Multiple times. Yes, it is considered as a bluff. And most likely it is. However so was all the military "exercises" before the invasion to Ukraine in 2022. Only a few really believed it, unfortunately it actually happened.