The US military has recalled that military training teaches to look for a way to deter the enemy, and Putin is now not deterred at all.
Vladimir Putin may indeed dare to use nuclear or any -what other weapons of mass destruction. And this threat must be taken seriously. At the same time, even the threats to do so are now, unfortunately, in favor of the Russian aggressor.
This was stated during a conference at the Atlantic Council by former NATO Commander in Europe Philip Breedlove. >”He can only keep us in the West with his nuclear threats. We are also afraid of the beginning of the Third World. Although, in my opinion, this war has already begun. Putin is intimidating us with these nuclear threats in order to have complete freedom of action. He can commit war crimes and do whatever he wants, “he said.
Anna Prison, director of security programs at the Ukrainian Prism Foreign Policy Council, agreed that Russia now has the potential to strike any nuclear strike. : both mass and more limited, tactical. According to her, if Moscow dares to use such weapons of mass destruction, it will most likely be a tactical blow. And it will take place somewhere away from NATO's borders to avoid an alliance reaction.
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“In the military college we were taught that we want to restrain the enemy, not allow him to restrain us. That we should keep the initiative, not give it to the enemy. And nothing is holding back Putin now. He does whatever he wants. We need to change that and take the initiative, ”Breedlove said.
Former US Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor agreed that Russia's nuclear threats should not deter or limit Western action. Although the Russian nuclear threat should be taken seriously.
“But when it comes to genocide, we must not be restrained. We must do everything possible and give Ukraine any weapons to stop this genocide. The border is just a weapon of mass destruction. Is it risky? Then we have to take that risk, “Taylor said.
Shelest stressed that Russia's nuclear strike requires more than Putin simply pressing the “red button”. There is a complex chain of procedures. So there is hope that at some stage someone in Russia will not carry out the order and will not launch missiles with nuclear warheads.
Recall that Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia, which started full-scale war against Ukraine, allegedly can use nuclear weapons in four cases .
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