bluffing

Putin has previously warned that such a move from the US would amount to direct participation of Nato countries in the war - but Maj Omelyan said this was simply “bluffing”.

“I’m bluffing. But you wait and see. I’ll bluff the Justice Department into backing down.”

Most Western analysts think President Putin is bluffing when he rattles the nuclear sabre.

Tucker camped underneath and made the catch, and Rojas took several aggressive steps toward home, bluffing as if he was going home.

But he had better not be bluffing, because he’s up against a judge who isn’t.