That ultimately holds Putin from nuclear war

There is another party that is not interested in the transition of world conflicts into such a paradigm. Purely of their own interests. China has repeatedly argued that any use of nuclear weapons can create a new situation in international security and is a problem for China itself. The involvement of such weapons, considering China's complex relations with several countries that have this weapon, which is both the US and India, translates a conflict to another paradigm.

And this is not interested in the leadership of the People's Republic or the leadership of its army. If you imagine the war with ordinary weapons, China has a real chance of winning not only quality, but also the amount of their mobilization potential. And here it is about the Taiwanese conflict, and the border conflict with India. But if the use of tactical nuclear weapons is the usual reality of wars, then no number of military will play a role.

However, Putin could refuse to use nuclear weapons not only because of the threats of the event and the warning of China's head, but also because it expects to preserve the occupied territories in the Russian Federation. Not unusable for normal life and economic activity, otherwise you will have to continue the struggle for real ballast.