The former NATO commander said the Russian president knows if he used a nuclear weapon 'it would cause the world entirely to turn against him.'
issued a nuclear threat"If Russia feels its territorial integrity is threatened, we will use all defense methods at our disposal, and this is not a bluff," Putin said."Those who are trying to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the winds can also turn in their direction."
Soon after the start of his invasion of Ukraine in late February, Putin put his nuclear forces on high alert. For months, Russian-state television has been framing the war as a battle between the West and Russia, whose goals could be expedited if the KremlinAbove, Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech on September 21.
"He knows if he did, it would cause the world entirely to turn against him. He would even lose the support of the Chinese, the Iranians. No one is going to support a Russia that uses nuclear weapons. So, I don't take that seriously," he added.Last week, former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov"He has tried to make people scared because of the use of nuclear weapons, but I think this is in the category of a bluff," Kasyanov said.
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