“Many underestimated Putin's madness”: will the Kremlin use nuclear weapons

The President of the aggressor country threatens the whole world with the use of nuclear weapons. From the point of view of the instinct of self-preservation, “pressing the red button” is tantamount to suicide, and the path does not seem to be suicidal.

However, many were mistaken and underestimated the degree of Putin's madness. Russian opposition journalist Igor Yakovenko told Channel 24 about this.

There is some credibility of a nuclear war, albeit a small one

According to him, it was initially absolute absurdity to occupy Crimea in 2014. And even more absurd was the full-scale invasion of the territory of our state on February 24th. In addition, by partial mobilization, the Russian president actually “declared war” on the citizens of the aggressor country.

“It is rather difficult to predict such nonsense, because this is madness,” a Russian opposition journalist noted.

He (Putin – Channel 24) is in a parallel reality, so there is still a possibility of a nuclear war. It's small, but it's there. This is a discount for madness,” Yakovenko said.

Yakovenko suggested whether nuclear weapons would be used: watch the video

What will be the US response

According to Yakovenko, the US will probably give Ukraine long-range artillery and missiles to counter Russian nuclear threats. In addition, he stressed that one should not underestimate the destructive power of modern weapons compared to nuclear weapons.

A retaliatory strike is possible, and even a preventive strike against a number of Russian military and control facilities, not inferior to the destructive power of nuclear weapons, a Russian opposition journalist suggested.

Thus, the highest the American leadership informed Putin that if the Russian president decides to use nuclear weapons against our state, the retaliatory strike will be crushing.

The world is responding to Russia's nuclear threats: what is known< /h2>

• Western countries are already developing a plan of action to respond quickly if Russia uses nuclear weapons against Ukraine. However, our partners doubt that Vladimir Putin will follow through on his nuclear threats.
• US President Joe Biden warned Putin on September 17 of the serious consequences of using nuclear and chemical weapons. The American leader emphasized that the response of the United States will change the format of the war.
• On September 25, it became known that the Russian leadership received a new warning from the United States. It said that the aggressor country would face “catastrophic consequences” if it used nuclear weapons in Ukraine. The US and partners say they will “give a decisive response” to the Kremlin.
• Pope Francis also reacted to the Russian president's nuclear threats. During a morning speech at the weekly general audience, the pontiff called opinions about nuclear weapons insane. However, he did not specifically name Russia or Putin in his speech.